SOUND OUT


Meaning of SOUND OUT in English

If you sound someone out , you question them in order to find out what their opinion is about something.

He is sounding out Middle Eastern governments on ways to resolve the conflict...

Sound him out gradually. Make sure it is what he really wants.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

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