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1 sound out
iem. over iets polsen, iem. mening over speciaal onderwerp vragen; een onbekend woord langzaam uitspreken waarbij elke lettergreep afzonderlijk wordt uitgesproken (door kinderen die leren lezen) -
2 sound someone out about/on something
sound someone out about/on somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > sound someone out about/on something
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3 sound
adj. gezond en wel; aanspreekbaar; diep; gevestigd; ontwikkeld; zeker; rechtvaardig; geloofwaardig; sterk--------n. geluid; klank; zeeëngte; uitspraak; medisch instrument--------v. ken; peilen, polsen; laten horen; horen; uitsprekensound1[ saund]2 inham ⇒ baai, golf1 geluid ⇒ klank, toon♦voorbeelden:1 I don't like the sound of it • het bevalt me niet, het zit me niet lekkerfrom/by the sound(s) of it/things • zo te horen————————sound2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; soundness〉3 solvent ⇒ financieel gezond; evenwichtig, betrouwbaar♦voorbeelden:1 〈 informeel〉 be (as) sound as a bell • (zo) gezond als een vis zijn; perfect functioneren 〈 machine〉a sound mind in a sound body • een gezonde geest in een gezond lichaam————————sound3♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————sound4〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
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n. tand; punt[ toe:θ] 〈meervoud: teeth [tie:θ]〉♦voorbeelden:have a tooth (pulled) out • een tand/kies laten trekkenin the teeth of … • ondanks …fly in the teeth of • trotseren, ingaan tegenkick in the teeth • voor het hoofd stotenlie in one's teeth/throat • liegen of het gedrukt staatthe sound set his teeth on edge • het geluid ging hem door merg en been→ long long/
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sound out — sound (someone) out to carefully discover what someone thinks or knows. I thought it might be good to sound him out about having you come to work for us. His policy was to sound out top business leaders before making any new economic proposals.… … New idioms dictionary
sound out — index inquire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sound out — verb 1. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way She pronounces French words in a funny way I cannot say zip wire Can the child sound out this complicated word? • Syn: ↑pronounce, ↑articulate, ↑enounce, ↑enunciate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sound out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sound out : present tense I/you/we/they sound out he/she/it sounds out present participle sounding out past tense sounded out past participle sounded out to try to find out someone s opinions, ideas, feelings… … English dictionary
sound out — verb a) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a persons opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks. Youll have to ask them sound them out … Wiktionary
sound out — PHRASAL VERB If you sound someone out, you question them in order to find out what their opinion is about something. [V P n (not pron)] He is sounding out Middle Eastern governments on ways to resolve the conflict... [V n P] Sound him out… … English dictionary
sound out — {v.} To try to find out how a person feels about something usually by careful questions. * /Alfred sounded out his boss about a day off from his job./ * /When you see the coach, sound him out about my chances of getting on the basketball team./… … Dictionary of American idioms
sound out — {v.} To try to find out how a person feels about something usually by careful questions. * /Alfred sounded out his boss about a day off from his job./ * /When you see the coach, sound him out about my chances of getting on the basketball team./… … Dictionary of American idioms
sound\ out — v To try to find out how a person feels about something usually by careful questions. Alfred sounded out his boss about a day off from his job. When you see the coach, sound him out about my chances of getting on the basketball team. Syn.: feel… … Словарь американских идиом
sound out — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. probe, feel out, sound, feel, put out a feeler*, send up a trial balloon*, run it up the flag pole*, see how the land lies*, get the lay of the land*, see which way the wind blows*; see also examine 1 , experiment 2 … English dictionary for students
sound out — if you ll just sound them out, you might learn something useful Syn: investigate, test, check, examine, probe, research, look into; canvass, survey, poll, question, interview, sample; informal pump … Thesaurus of popular words