What does discuss mean?
Definitions for discuss
dɪˈskʌsdis·cuss
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Princeton's WordNet
discourse, talk about, discussverb
to consider or examine in speech or writing
"The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
hash out, discuss, talk oververb
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
"We discussed our household budget"
Wiktionary
discussverb
To drive away, disperse, shake off.
discussverb
To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
discussverb
To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DISCUSSverb
Etymology: discutio, discussum, Latin.
We are to discuss only those general exceptions which have been taken. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 1.
His usage was to commit the discussing of causes privately to certain persons learned in the laws. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
This knotty point should you and I discuss,
Or tell a tale. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Discuss
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning. Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.
ChatGPT
Discuss
Discuss is a verb that means to talk or write about a topic, issue, or idea in a detailed and critical manner, typically in order to exchange information, opinions, or arguments. It involves analyzing various aspects of the subject matter and exploring different viewpoints or perspectives, aiming to explore, evaluate, and clarify concepts, arguments, or solutions.
Webster Dictionary
Discussverb
to break to pieces; to shatter
Discussverb
to break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors
Discussverb
to shake; to put away; to finish
Discussverb
to examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate
Discussverb
to deal with, in eating or drinking
Discussverb
to examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Discuss
dis-kus′, v.t. to examine in detail, or by disputation: to debate: to sift: (coll.) to consume, as a bottle of wine.—adj. Discuss′able.—n. Discus′sion, debate: (surg.) dispersion of a tumour.—adjs. Discuss′ive, Discū′tient, able or tending to discuss or disperse tumours.—n. Discū′tient, a medicine with this property. [L. discutĕre, discussum—dis, asunder, quatĕre, to shake.]
Editors Contribution
discuss
To talk in detail to agree.
They did discuss their wedding and were so united.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discuss' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1917
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discuss' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1606
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'discuss' in Verbs Frequency: #148
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of discuss in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of discuss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of discuss in a Sentence
The government approved in the dead of night the emergency regulations, even though Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee began to discuss the issue yesterday -- without being given the opportunity to implement it in a serious and complete way, it is unacceptable that this is the way in which this is approved. Without parliamentary or public oversight.
Russia convenes an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss aggressive actions of the U.S. and its allies, the current escalation of the situation around Syria has a devastating impact on the whole system of international relations.
We are going to discuss it prior to the meeting. That's something that could come out of the meeting.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
We are going to have to have a negotiation about how much we are going to spend in discretionary accounts of the government this year. And all of that will commence sometime after this fiscal year, i think the Speaker and myself and the White House are going to have to discuss how to resolve our differences.
For the past 26 years there have been times when Bob and I have felt compassion for Roderick Nunley, Taylor and their families only to remember how frightened Ann must have been, the total fear she felt when she was bound and unable to defend herself while listening to them discuss how they were going to kill her. The pain she felt when they stabbed her, not once, but at least 10 times. That is the true definition of unusual pain and suffering. The only closure that our family will have is knowing that justice for Ann has been attained and that we are finally through with the judicial system.
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- بحثArabic
- обсъждам, разисквамBulgarian
- discutir, debatreCatalan, Valencian
- diskutovatCzech
- diskutereDanish
- diskutieren, erörtern, debattieren, besprechenGerman
- συζητώGreek
- priparoli, diskutiEsperanto
- conversar, discutirSpanish
- väitellä, keskustella, kiistelläFinnish
- discuter, débattre, s'entretenir surFrench
- דןHebrew
- बहस करना, वाद - विवाद करना, विचार-विमर्श करना, चर्चा करनाHindi
- քննարկելArmenian
- discuterInterlingua
- membahasIndonesian
- dibattereItalian
- 議論, 論ずるJapanese
- 토론Korean
- colloquorLatin
- bespriechen, diskutéieren, beschwätzenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rūnanga, wāwau, matapakiMāori
- ചര്ച്ച ചെയ്യുകMalayalam
- bespreken, bepraten, overleggen, debatteren, bediscussiëren, discussiërenDutch
- diskutereNorwegian
- discutirOccitan
- discutirPortuguese
- дискутировать, обсуждать, обсудитьRussian
- расправитиSerbo-Croatian
- diskutirati, razpravljatiSlovene
- kúcocaSwati
- diskuteraSwedish
- చర్చించుTelugu
- tartışmakTurkish
- обговорювати, дискутуватиUkrainian
- thảo luận, 討論Vietnamese
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