hear out

phrasal verb

heard out; hearing out; hears out
: to listen to (someone who wants to tell something)
I know you don't agree but hear me out.

Examples of hear out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Is there ever any point in pleading to be heard out? Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024 The documents are a prelude to Friday’s meeting of independent agency advisers, who will discuss the data and hear out each company’s case before making a recommendation on expanding the medicines’ approval. Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024 After always taking the time to hear out his constituents, he’s delivered millions in funding to improve our roads, schools and public safety here in Silicon Valley and worked to lower our cost of living. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 Pet Peeves: Motorcycles, people who take themselves too seriously, and people who won't hear out new ideas. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023 To this day, Ruffalo can’t hear out of his left ear. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Jan. 2024 With the former president again skipping the debate, how much interest would there be in hearing out a collection of non-Trump candidates? Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023 Jimmy can’t hear out of one ear; one of his fingers got caught in a machine. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023 My top priority with these bilingual pieces is to have these wonderfully compelling stories told, and to have the language heard out loud. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023

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“Hear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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