hear out
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To let someone finish talking before you respond or say anything.
Literal meaning: To hear someone all the way out (to the end).
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To listen to someone until they have finished speaking, without interrupting.
"Before you say anything, just hear me out — I think you'll change your mind."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used as a request or plea: 'Just hear me out.' Implies that the listener may be reluctant but is being asked to give the speaker a fair chance. The person being listened to is placed between 'hear' and 'out' when using a pronoun ('hear me out') or after 'out' when using a noun.
Commonly used with
me out him out her out just please before you decide
Forms
Base
hear out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hears out
he/she/it
Past simple
heard out
yesterday
Past participle
heard out
have + pp
-ing form
hearing out
continuous
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