Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hear both sides

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
hear both- -sides
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

Inflected Forms

hears both sides (present, singular) hearing both sides (participle, present) heard both sides (participle, past) heard both sides (past)

Phrases

there are two sides to every story there are two sides to every question half-truth half the story the half of it false balance view from nowhere

Frequently Paired Words

there are two sides to every story there are two sides to every question bothsidesism half-truth half the story the half of it false balance view from nowhere

Questions

What does hear both sides mean?
To ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

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