聞き出す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning)
2. to begin listening (to)
Other spellings
聞きだす
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ききだす
Examples8
警察
The police were unable to get anything out of the woman.
私
I got the secret out of Mr Yoshida.
彼女
She succeeded in drawing the truth from him.
わたし
I succeeded in worming out the secret.
思い切って
That's me - the coward unable to screw up his courage and find out the truth.
私
I charmed a secret out of her.