- ˌsound sb ˈout
- phrasal verb
to try to find out someone's opinions by talking to themCandidates will be sounding out voters during the months before the election.[/ex]
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ˌsound sb ˈout
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sound somebody out (about something) — ˌsound sbˈout (about/on sth) | ˌsound sthˈout derived to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way • I wanted to sound him out about a job. • They decided to sound out her interest in the project. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
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