What does discuss mean?
Definitions for discuss
dɪˈskʌsdis·cuss
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word discuss.
Princeton's WordNet
discourse, talk about, discuss(verb)
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 over(verb)
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
"We discussed our household budget"
Wiktionary
discuss(Verb)
To drive away, disperse, shake off.
discuss(Verb)
To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
discuss(Verb)
To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
Webster Dictionary
Discuss(verb)
to break to pieces; to shatter
Discuss(verb)
to break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors
Discuss(verb)
to shake; to put away; to finish
Discuss(verb)
to examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate
Discuss(verb)
to deal with, in eating or drinking
Discuss(verb)
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
Initially, it is possible they may not have much to say, events like this sometimes defy language, and a teen may struggle to discuss. However, remain open for these emerging adults. They need to know that they matter and that the world's complexity is in dire need of their taking the time to think about and understand what it means to be global citizens.
Events like this sometimes defy language, and a teen may struggle to discuss. However, remain open for these emerging adults. They need to know that they matter and that the world's complexity is in dire need of their taking the time to think about and understand what it means to be global citizens.
The initial statement was discussing exactly what the meeting was about. It ended up being about that. It did not talk about what got them into the door and I didn't expand on it because I didn't think it was relevant to discuss what the meeting was not actually about even if that's what the email was, as more questions were asked and more information was requested we released more information and went into greater detail.
We discuss, I tell him my opinions.
We have heard from the campaign, but the two have not yet spoken, we expect the speaker to be in touch with all the remaining candidates soon to discuss our efforts to build a bold conservative policy agenda for 2017.
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Translations for discuss
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- بحثArabic
- разисквам, обсъждамBulgarian
- discutir, debatreCatalan, Valencian
- diskutovatCzech
- diskutereDanish
- diskutieren, debattieren, erörtern, besprechenGerman
- συζητώGreek
- diskuti, priparoliEsperanto
- discutir, conversarSpanish
- kiistellä, väitellä, keskustellaFinnish
- discuter, débattre, s'entretenir surFrench
- דןHebrew
- विचार-विमर्श करना, चर्चा करना, वाद - विवाद करना, बहस करनाHindi
- քննարկելArmenian
- discuterInterlingua
- membahasIndonesian
- dibattereItalian
- 議論, 論ずるJapanese
- 토론Korean
- colloquorLatin
- beschwätzen, diskutéieren, bespriechenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- wāwau, matapaki, rūnangaMāori
- ചര്ച്ച ചെയ്യുകMalayalam
- debatteren, bespreken, discussiëren, bepraten, overleggen, bediscussiërenDutch
- diskutereNorwegian
- discutirOccitan
- discutirPortuguese
- обсуждать, дискутировать, обсудитьRussian
- расправитиSerbo-Croatian
- diskutirati, razpravljatiSlovene
- kúcocaSwati
- diskuteraSwedish
- చర్చించుTelugu
- tartışmakTurkish
- дискутувати, обговорюватиUkrainian
- 討論, thảo luậnVietnamese
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