idiom · informal
hear someone out
UK/hɪə ˈsʌmwʌn aʊt/US/hɪr ˈsʌmwʌn aʊt/hear·SOME·one·OUT
to listen to someone until they have finished saying what they want to say
Examples
“Before you judge, hear him out — he has a reasonable explanation.”
“She asked her parents to hear her out before making a decision.”
“If you just interrupt, you won't hear them out.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even though we disagreed, I decided to hear him out and learned a lot from his perspective.”
Collocations
- hear someone out before judging
- let someone be heard/hear them out
Word family
Common mistakes
Hear out him before you decide.→Hear him out before you decide.
Please hear me.→Please hear me out.
Say it for a higher band
5listen to someone→6allow someone to speak→7+hear someone out
Synonyms
listen to someone
give someone a hearing
Easily confused
listen to
“You should listen to her explanation before deciding.”
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