Listen to me.

Meaning: This means to pay attention to what I am saying.

Choice of Words: Listen means to pay attention to what someone is saying. To is used to indicate the person or thing that you are paying attention to. Me refers to the person who is speaking.

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Pay attention to me.

Meaning: This means that you should focus your mind on me and what I am saying. It's like saying, Please listen to me carefully.

Choice of Words: Pay means to give something, like money or attention. Attention means to focus your mind on something. To is a preposition that shows a relationship between two words. Me is the object of the sentence, which means it is the person or thing that the action is being done to. When you put them together, "Pay attention to me" means to give me your full attention.

Hear me out.

Meaning: This means that you should listen to me until I am finished speaking, even if you don't agree with me. It's like saying, Please let me finish speaking before you make a judgment.

Choice of Words: Hear means to perceive sound with your ears. Out means to the end or completion. When you put them together, "Hear me out" means to listen to what I have to say until I am finished.

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