Phrase guide

hear out

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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verb

Meaning 1

To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • Stop interrupting and hear me out!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

listen to every detail and give a full hearing to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: listen

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 聽完 /听完 (tīngwán) — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Czech: vyslechnout — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Finnish: kuunnella loppuun — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • French: écouter jusqu'au bout — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • German: ausreden lassen — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Macedonian: ислушува (islušuva) — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Polish: wysłuchać — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Russian: выслу́шивать (vyslúšivatʹ) — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Russian: вы́слушать (výslušatʹ) — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Spanish: escuchar atentamente — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Spanish: escuchar lo que tenga que decir — to listen to someone until that person has finished
  • Spanish: dejar que termine de hablar — to listen to someone until that person has finished