Idiom
hear out
Meaning
To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please hear me out before you decide.”
“I know you are angry, but please hear me out so I can explain what happened.”
“Although the board members were initially skeptical of the proposal, they agreed to hear out the lead engineer before casting their final votes.”
Examples
simple
“Please hear me out before you decide.”
contextual
“I know you are angry, but please hear me out so I can explain what happened.”
complex
“Although the board members were initially skeptical of the proposal, they agreed to hear out the lead engineer before casting their final votes.”
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