verb · irregular · transitive · common

sound out

sound out · sounds out · sounded out · sounding out

говорити, казати, сказати

сказать, говорить, сообщить

aussprechen, artikulieren, aushorchen, anstimmen

To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or…To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.

» I tried to sound out his views.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
aushorchen
(transitive)To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
artikulieren, aussprechen
(intransitive)To speak or sing loudly, to call out.
anstimmen

More definitions

try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

Examples

15 sentences

I tried to sound out his views.
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You sound worn out.
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He heard a strange sound and sprang out of bed.
deEr hörte ein verdächtiges Geräusch und sprang aus dem Bett. — freddy1
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Tom certainly gets a nice sound out of that old bassoon.
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You sound stressed out.
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Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to question and listen attentively to discover a person's opinion:

to pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters:

to speak or sing loudly:

Forms

sounds out, sounding out, sounded out, sounded out

Base form	sound out · to sound out
3rd person singular	sounds out
Present participle	sounding out
Past simple	sounded out
Past participle	sounded out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	sound out
he, she, it	sounds out

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sounded out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sounded out
he, she, it	has sounded out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will sound out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms

to question and listen attentively:to feel outto check out

Close in meaning

try to learn someone's opinions and intentions:check out feel out
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way:pronounce articulate enounce enunciate say

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb