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discuss

  • verb
  • /dɪˈskʌs/

To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

Example

“Let's sit down and discuss whether we should have a baby.”

Other meanings

  1. To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.

  2. To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).

Synonyms

  • talk about

Related words

  • discussable
  • discussible
  • discussive
  • overdiscuss
  • prediscuss
  • rediscuss
  • discuss about
  • discussant
  • discusser
  • discussion
  • discuss to death
  • discuss Uganda

Example sentences

  • “Shall we discuss the next steps now?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "discussus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “discuss” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.