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.
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Overall, experts contend the best course of action is for managers and bosses to hear out their employees with empathy.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Lawyers from his office met with the brothers’ family to hear out their concerns.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
In August, Mayor Bass did the right thing in going to Langer’s for lunch and hearing out the owner, who is holding on for now to see if the city can deliver.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
This counterintuitive view was underpinned by Washington think tank studies and op-eds by former U.S. officials, including former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who suggested the time had come to hear out the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Ethan Chorin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2016
With the Mamma Mia series potentially embarking on a third film, Amanda Seyfried is hearing out pitches for who could play her character's daughter.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Biden has in recent days launched an energetic, sometimes combative, effort to hear out the concerns of fellow Democrats, meeting virtually with five groups of House lawmakers.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Over the past several days, Jeffries has organized several private meetings to hear out House Democrats’ worries about Biden’s vulnerabilities and the potential threat to down-ballot races.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 July 2024
While the indulgent Sagittarius Moon squares gloomy Saturn, people might not be in the mood to hear out a grand idea for a good time.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Lawyers from his office met with the brothers’ family to hear out their concerns.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
In August, Mayor Bass did the right thing in going to Langer’s for lunch and hearing out the owner, who is holding on for now to see if the city can deliver.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
This counterintuitive view was underpinned by Washington think tank studies and op-eds by former U.S. officials, including former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who suggested the time had come to hear out the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Ethan Chorin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2016
With the Mamma Mia series potentially embarking on a third film, Amanda Seyfried is hearing out pitches for who could play her character's daughter.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Biden has in recent days launched an energetic, sometimes combative, effort to hear out the concerns of fellow Democrats, meeting virtually with five groups of House lawmakers.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Over the past several days, Jeffries has organized several private meetings to hear out House Democrats’ worries about Biden’s vulnerabilities and the potential threat to down-ballot races.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 July 2024
While the indulgent Sagittarius Moon squares gloomy Saturn, people might not be in the mood to hear out a grand idea for a good time.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
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“Hear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20out. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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