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hear out
verb
- tr, adverb to listen in regard to every detail and give a proper or full hearing to
Idioms and Phrases
Listen to someone's discourse until the end, allow someone to speak fully, as in Please hear me out before you jump to any conclusions . [First half of 1600s]Example Sentences
In a statement, a Whole Foods spokesperson said the company, which employs around 100,000 people at more than 500 stores, is willing to hear out its employees.
Body camera footage released by the police shows Mr Bookman walking through the home with his gun drawn, while screaming and banging can be heard out of view.
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.
Activists I knew in Orange County were intrigued but initially skeptical at staff members’ willingness to hear out ideas, no matter how radical, in an area long dismissed by L.A.-area do-gooders.
In interviews, several employees said comments they hear out in the community feel more like teasing than anger.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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