discuss - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'discuss' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Discuss

[ v. t.]

- To break to pieces; to shatter.
- To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
- To shake; to put away; to finish.
- To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
- To deal with, in eating or drinking.
- To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.

Meaning of 'discuss' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . discuss

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- to consider or examine in speech or writing

Example in sentence:

The author talks about the different aspects of this question;
The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'

Meaning (2):
- speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

Example in sentence:

We discussed our household budget

Nearby Words:

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Inline discussion is a way to reach a wide audience that allows comments made about one site to be stored on an unrelated server.

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