Discuss

Definition: Discuss

Discuss

Verb

1. To consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's 'Inferno'".

2. Speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "discuss" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Note: Discuss \Dis*cuss"\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Discussed; present participle verb or noun Discussing.]. (references)

Literature

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Synonyms: Discuss

Dissertation

Verb: expound upon a subject, dissert upon a subject, descant upon a subject, write upon a subject, touch upon a subject; treat a subject, treat a subject thoroughly, treat of a subject, take up a subject, ventilate a subject, discuss a subject, deal with a subject, go into a subject, go into a subject at length, canvass a subject, handle a subject, do justice to a subject.

Food

Verb: eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take; gulp, bolt, snap; fall to; despatch, dispatch; discuss; take down, get down, gulp down; lay in, tuck in; lick, pick, peck; gormandize; bite, champ, munch, cranch, craunch, crunch, chew, masticate, nibble, gnaw, mumble.

Inquiry

Investigate; take up an inquiry, pursue an inquiry, follow up an inquiry, conduct an inquiry, carry on an inquiry, carry out an inquiry, prosecute an inquiry; Noun: look at, look into; preexamine; discuss, canvass, agitate.

Reasoning,

Verb: reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle- argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an argument; controvert; (deny); canvass; comment upon, moralize upon; spiritualize; consider; (examine).

Thought

Verb: think, reflect, cogitate, excogitate, consider, deliberate; bestow thought upon, bestow consideration upon; speculate, contemplate, meditate, ponder, muse, dream, ruminate; brood over, con over; animadvert, study; bend -, apply mind; (attend); digest, discuss, hammer at, weigh, perpend; realize, appreciate; fancy; (imagine); trow.

Crosswords: Discuss

No time to discuss this as a committee (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett)

We don't have time to discuss this with the committee (Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan.)

What do you wanna discuss now (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Do you discuss this behind my back (The Four Seasons; writing credit: Alan Alda)

Before we dock, I think we ought to discuss the bonus situation (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

We can't discuss it this way (Too Little Too Late; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies)

Let discuss Somethin' (Hey Ma; performing artist: Cam'ron)

Don't discuss 'em (You Gets No Love; performing artist: Faith Evans)

Go somewhere private where we can discuss fashion (I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me); performing artist: Jay-Z)

Said, I ain't got time to discuss the weather (Too Busy Thinking About My Baby; performing artist: Marvin Gaye)

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. (references; author: unknown)

Let's Discuss Smoking (1964)

Krazy and Ignatz Discuss the Letter 'G' (1916)

Discuss It (1992)

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Books

• Reforming and Conforming: Nasdc Principals Discuss School Accountability Systems (reference)

• Discuss disgust (reference)

• The Harvard Guide to Influential Books: 113 Distinguished Harvard Professors Discuss the Books That Have Helped to Shape Their Thinking (reference)

• Divo: Great Tenors, Baritones and Basses Discuss Their Roles (reference)

• Recent advances in research and management of botrytis gray mold of chickpea : summary proceedings of the fourth working group meeting to discuss collaborative research on botrytis gray mold of chickpea, 23-26 Feb. 1998, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh (reference)

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President Nixon and James Fletcher Discuss the Space Shuttle. Credit: NASA.

Captain A. Theberge and Lt. Mike Abbott discuss ship-handling during CTD's Chief Boatswain Joe Dimartino watches over winch operator during CTD operations CTD - Conductivity, Temperature, Depth measurements MT. MITCHELL CTD's used to determine ocean sound velocity structure Sound velocity information used to correct soundings during bathymetric mapping. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council meeting to discuss management of fish stocks. Credit: Fisheries.

Brian Kendrick, Rudy Smith and another Mobile representative, Chris Gray, discuss the project. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Eric Hutchins, NOAA, and Cindy Mom, Essex County Greenbelt Association, discuss the project at the restoration site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

AQUARIUS aquanauts discuss dive plan during coral feeding study. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Lieutenant Commander Dave Kruth and Lieutenant E. J. Van Den Ameele discuss navigation while Seaman Surveyor Chris Alexander keeps a lookout and Seaman Surveyor Eric Heiner minds the helm. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Noe Gerza, NRCS District Conservationist, Edinburg, TX, and landowner discuss conservation plans. [Slide 97CS2999]. Credit: Ken Hammond.

NRCS soil conservationist Juan Pena and landowner discuss needed conservation on watermelon croplands near Raymondville, TX. Harvested melons are being transferred from field wagons to trucks. {Slide 97CS3006]. Credit: Ken Hammond.

Frank Lucas, NRCS and an Amish farmer discuss conservation plans. Credit: USDA.

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I shall not discuss it here

One can bear to discuss such paltry matters with a lady

You cannot discuss this question with your mouth full of chewed fig.

The great owners formed associations for protection and they met to discuss ways to intimidate, to kill, to gas.

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Health

Discuss your findings with your doctor. (references)

Write down questions and concerns to discuss with your doctor. (references)

All media groups should be encouraged to discuss these issues. (references)

Business

Both governments actively discuss ways to improve cooperation on an array of bilateral issues. (references)

This report will discuss the major airport enlargement programs in Sweden during the coming years. (references)

The three parties met regularly throughout 1997 to discuss ways and means for carrying out the objectives of the agreement. (references)

Children

El Salvador

A 2000 law mandates that new or renovated public buildings be accessible to the persons with disabilities, and requires businesses to employ 1 person with a disability for every 25 employees, an increase from the preexisting requirement of 1 to 50. Although the Government had not enforced the previous law's employment quota, it brought together dozens of government agencies and NGO's to discuss ways to implement the new law effectively. (references)

Civil Liberties

Swaziland

The meeting to discuss political issues was attended by approximately 800 Swazis. (references)

Pakistan

Privately owned newspapers freely discuss public policy and criticize the Government. (references)

Economic History

Swaziland

In 1966, the U.K. Government agreed to discuss a new constitution. (references)

Brazil

President Cardoso has been willing to discuss race relations frankly. (references)

Brazil

The United States and Brazil currently have no plans to discuss a BIT. (references)

Human Rights

Yemen

In October it held a forum to discuss women's rights. (references)

El Salvador

However, it was sometimes reluctant to discuss worker rights issues with NGO's. (references)

Estonia

These roundtables discuss and make recommendations on social integration issues. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

In 1997, as called for by the Peace Accords, a Commission for the Definition of Sacred Places was created to discuss the mechanism for the administration, use, and preservation of places sacred to indigenous people. (references)

South Africa

Traditional leaders and government representatives met several times during the year to discuss the relative roles of traditional leaders and municipal structures with the aim of drafting a legislative amendment setting out these roles. (references)

Minorities

Tanzania

An interdenominational religious council periodically meets to discuss issues of mutual concern, such as the recent violence in Zanzibar. (references)

Political Economy

BOLIVIA

Although the government hoped to enact this law during 2000, the Bolivian Congress has yet to discuss the bill. (references)

EL SALVADOR

U.S. officials have met with Salvadoran authorities to discuss this issue, but to date there has been no success in getting the regulations changed. (references)

Western Sahara

In August Baker met with representatives of the Polisario to discuss a "third way" compromise, which would entail Western Saharan autonomy within the Kingdom of Morocco. (references)

Political Rights

Bahamas

Although it does pass legislation, the Senate is primarily a deliberative body that serves as a public forum to discuss national problems and policies. (references)

Kazakhstan

In February 2000, a team of OSCE representatives visited Astana to discuss the final OSCE report on the parliamentary elections; government officials agreed during the visit to an OSCE proposal for a series of roundtable discussions of the electoral reforms recommended in the report. (references)

Trade

Saudi Arabia

U.S. manufacturers are urged to discuss labeling requirements with their selected representative or distributor. (references)

Travel

Bahamas

Business lunches are common in The Bahamas, and invitations to discuss matters over lunch in a quiet restaurant are common practice. (references)

Djibouti

Moreover, the business community is largely Muslim and would rather discuss things over a cup of tea or coffee than a glass of beer. (references)

Colombia

Business cocktails and official receptions are common events and are used as opportunities to make contacts and discuss outstanding business. (references)

Women

Uganda

Women as Partners for Peace-Uganda sponsored a forum to discuss democracy and conflict resolution. (references)

Tajikistan

There is a widespread reluctance to discuss the issue or provide assistance to women in abusive situations. (references)

Turkmenistan

Anecdotally, sexual harassment is said to exist in the workforce; however, the Government does not discuss this topic publicly. (references)

Worker Rights

Oman

They are not authorized to discuss wages, hours, or conditions of employment. (references)

Czech Republic

The event brought together experts from several countries to discuss methods to combat trafficking. (references)

Costa Rica

These regional offices also establish local forums where government officials, employers, and employees can discuss labor issues. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "discuss": discuss a bottle ♦ discuss a subject ♦ discuss again ♦ discuss the pros and cons. Additional references.

Ending with "discuss": go-into-groups-discuss-an-important-issue-and-find-a-dramatic-statement-for-us-to-discuss.

Containing "discuss": ok-let's-discuss-this-together.

Afrikaans

beredeneer (argue, reason about, reason upon), bepraat (persuade), behandel (care for, cure, deal, deal with, handle, treat). (various references)

Albanian

diskutoj (assess, canvass, confer, consult, counsel, debate, deliberate, dispute, expostulate, moot, negotiate, quarrel, reason, talk over, think over, thrash out), shtjelloj (develop, evolve, explain, explicate, labor, labour, treat), shqyrtoj (analyse, analyze, assay, bolt, call, canvass, case, check, check over, debate, explore, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, look through, moot, peruse, process, scrutinize, see, see into, study, talk over, think out, traverse, vet, view). (various references)

Arabic 

‏ناقش (agitate, argue, bat, canvass, converse, debate, dispute, join issue with, moot, oppugn, powwow, question, set about, speak, talk, talk over, ventilate), ‏حاور (agitate, talk over), ‏تبادل الآراء (communication, compare), ‏بحث (brochure, cast about, consideration, discussion, disquisition, drilling for, examine, exploration, explore, fumble, hunt for, inquest, inquire, inquisition, investigate, investigation, look, look for, looking for, poke about, probe, prospection, pry, pursue, quest, research, retrieve, rummage, scrounge, scrutinize, search, see, see into, seek, seeking, sought, spy, study, talk over, think through, treatise, try, ventilate). (various references)

Bulgarian 

ям (consume, eat, feed, have, mouth, partake, punish, take, taste, tuck away, victual), разисквам (agitate, dispute, moot, parley, reason, talk about, treat of), обсъждам (agitate, argue, bethink, confer, consult, deliberate, parley, powwow, reason, revolve, talk about, talk over, ventilate), пия (consume, drink, guzzle, have, hobnob, imbibe, lush, neck, take). (various references)

Chinese 

辯 (argue, debate, dispute), 谈论 (Discoursed, Discoursing, Discussed, Discussing), 議 (criticize), 論 (by the, per, the Analects, theory, to discuss, to talk), 洽談 , 商談 (confer, engage in talks), 商討 (deliberate). (various references)

Czech

ventilovat (air, ventilate), projednávat, prodiskutovat (agitate), jednat (act, deal, parley, proceed, treat, use), hovořit (call, converse, spiel, talk). (various references)

Danish

behandle (care for, cure, deal, deal with, handle, treat). (various references)

Dutch

discuteren, bespreken (book, reserve, review). (various references)

Esperanto

diskuti, rezoni pri (argue, reason about, reason upon), priparoli. (various references)

Farsi 

مطرح کردن (Introduce, Moot, Overture, Pose), گفتگوکردن (Argue, Communicate, Negotiate, Speak), بحث کردن (Argue, Bandy, Dissert, Treat, Tussle). (various references)

Finnish

pohtia (consider, deliberate, think over). (various references)

French

discuter (dispute), examiner, débattre (dispute). (various references)

Frisian

diskusjearje. (various references)

German

diskutieren (argue, debate, to discuss), besprechen (consult, cure by incantation, review, talk about, talk over, to discuss, to review), erörtern (argue, debate, to argue, to debate, to discuss), bereden (argue, gossip about, talk into, talk over, to argue). (various references)

Greek 

συζητώ (argue, canvass, chat, debate, descant, dispute, reason, talk over). (various references)

Hebrew 

לשוחח (chat, converse, discourse, parley, talk), ל�"תוכח (argue, debate, dispute, join issue with, plead), ל�"ון (argue, deduce, govern, judge, litigate, punish, rule, sentence, talk over), ל�"סקס, �"ן. (various references)

Hungarian

megvitat (canvass, controvert, moot, talk over, to argue, to debate, to discuss, to dispute, to moot, to talk over, to talk sg out). (various references)

Indonesian

menggodok (train intensively), mendiskusikan, bincang (deliberate), berembuk (confer), beka (chat). (various references)

Italian

discutere (argue, debate, dispute, moot, parley, reason, talk over, treat), trattare (bargain, be, be a question, cure, deal, deal in, deal with, handle, machinate, negotiate, process, talk over, transact, treat). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

話し合う (to discuss, to talk together), 論究 (deal exhaustively with, discuss thoroughly), 論ずる (to argue, to debate, to discuss), 論う (to criticize, to discuss, to find fault with), 論じる (to argue, to debate, to discuss), 文学�'論じる (to discuss literature). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぶ�"がく�'ろ�"じる (to discuss literature), ろ�"ずる (to argue, to debate, to discuss), ろ�"きゅう (deal exhaustively with, discuss thoroughly, mention, reference to, touching upon), ろ�"じる (to argue, to debate, to discuss), あ�'つらう (to criticize, to discuss, to find fault with), はなしあう (to discuss, to talk together). (various references)

Korean 

� � 하십시�". (various references)

Manx

resooney magh. (various references)

Norwegian

drøfte (argue), diskutere. (various references)

Papiamen

diskutí. (various references)

Pig Latin

iscussday.(various references)

Polish

dyskutować, omówić. (various references)

Portuguese

discutir (agitate, argue, canvass, controvert, debate, deliberate, discourse, dispute, gainsay, knock off, moot, quarrel, rap, reason, spar, strike off, talk over, traverse, ventilate), discuta (argue), debater (canvass, contest, controvert, debate, knock off, moot, powwow, question, reason, strike off, toss, ventilate), examinar (assay, canvass, catechize, check, check up on, cross, enquire, examine, explore, eye, go over, have out, inquire, inspect, look, look over, look through, overhaul, peruse, probe, question, quiz, run over, scan, test, traverse, turn out, verify, vet, view). (various references)

Romanian

discuta (agitate, argue, confabulate, converse, debate upon, deliberate, dispute, go through, haggle, impugn, moot, negotiate, powwow, question, reason, speak, talk, talk over), trata (argue, attend, back a bill, banquet, cover, deal, discourse, doctor, entertain, handle, negotiate, nurse, physic, regale, serve, style, treat, use, work), se înfrupta din, prelucra (adapt, analyse, analyze, change, elaborate, enlighten, machine, operate, pick smb.'s brain, process, recast, remake, study, transform, work, work over), judeca (adjudge, adjudicate, calculate, censure, condemn, criticize, deem, give, judge, ratiocinate, reason, slate, think, try). (various references)

Russian 

обсуждать (canvass, confer, confer together, debate, discussing, dispute, moot, take up, talk over, think over, traverse, ventilate). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

diskutovati (dissert), razmotriti (consider, deliberate, fall to thinking, inspect, muse on, muse upon, review, take up, treat, view), raspravljati (agitate, argue, debate, polemicize, talk over), raspraviti (have a bone to pick, settle). (various references)

Spanish

discutir (agitate, argue, carry on, debate, dispute, lecture, talk out, talk over, talk through, treat), debatir (agitate, debate, talk over). (various references)

Swazi

kú-coca (to discuss). (various references)

Swedish

diskutera (argue, debate, dispute, knock about, reason, talk, talk over), avhandla. (various references)

Turkish

tartışmak (altercate, argue, bat around, Bicker, brawl, bust, canvass, challenge, contend, controvert, debate, dispute, have a row with, have a set-to, have words with smb., jangle, join issue with smb., moot, negotiate, set to, spar, take issue with smb., wrangle), tadını çıkarmak (bask, drink in, enjoy, feast, make the most of it, relish, savor, savour), tadına varmak (enjoy, relish), görüşmek (approach, argue, canvass, confer, consult, contact, get into touch, have a talk with, interview, keep in touch, meet, negotiate, parley, powwow, reason, see, talk). (various references)

Ukrainian

смакувати (flavour, lick one's lips, savor, savour, smack), обмірковувати (cast, chew, deliberate, mull over, perpend, ponder, ponderate, revolve, think over, turn over), дискутувати (debate, talk over). (various references)

Welsh

ymarwar (conversation, discussion), trafod (handle, transact). (various references)

commisce, commisceamini, commisceat, commisceatur, commiscebatur, commisceberis, commiscebuntur, commiscens, commisceremur, commisceri, commiscetur, commiscuerunt, commiscuit, commixta, commixtae, commixti, commixtum, communicabit, communicabo, communicant, communicantes, communicare, communicat, communicaveris, communicaverit, communicaverunt, communicavit, communices, communicet, communico, confero, conloquebantur, conloquentes, conloquere, conloqui, disputabat, disputando, disputans, disputante, disputantes, disputare, disputavit, disputem, disputo, dissere, disserebant, disserebat, dissero, dissertus, disseruit, exagitabantur, exagitabat, exagitat, iacta, iactabatur, iactabitis, iactandos, iactantes, iactantibus, iactaret, iactasset, iactat, iactatis, iactaverunt, iacto, pertractans, sermocinante, sermocinarentur, sermocinatio, tracta, tractabant, tractabunt, tractanda, tractandum, tractant, tractantem, tractare, tractaret, tractatu, tractaverat, tractaverunt, tractavi, tractemus, tracto. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "discuss": discussable, discussant, discussants, discussed, discusser, discussers, discusses, discussible, discussing, discussion, discussions. (additional references)

Words ending with "discuss": rediscuss. (additional references)

Words containing "discuss": rediscussed, rediscusses, rediscussing, undiscussed. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Discuss" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: deescuss, discias, discu, discurses, discuse, discust, diskus, disques, disscus, disscuss, disucss, disush, duscuss. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: discus.

-2 letters: discs, scudi, scuds.

-3 letters: cuds, cuss, disc, diss, duci, scud, sics, suds, suss.

-4 letters: cis, cud, dis, dui, ids, sic, sis.

-5 letters: id, is, si, us.

+1 letter: discuses.

+2 letters: discussed, discusser, discusses, rediscuss.

+3 letters: discourses, discussant, discussers, discussing, discussion.

+4 letters: crassitudes, disclosures, discoursers, discussable, discussants, discussible, discussions, lucidnesses, misfocussed, rediscussed, rediscusses, subacidness, subsidences, undiscussed.

+5 letters: cloudinesses, decussations, disaccustoms, glucosidases, pseudocyesis, rediscussing, subdecisions, subdistricts, vicissitudes.