1 ~ sth (with sb) to talk about sth with other people, especially in order to decide sth:
[VN] Have you discussed the problem with anyone? * I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. * They met to discuss the possibility of working together. * [Vwh-] We need to discuss when we should go. * [V-ing] We briefly discussed buying a second car. [also VN-ing]
HELPNOTE You cannot say 'discuss about sth': _I_ _d_i_s_c_u_s_s_e_d_ _a_b_o_u_t_ _m_y_ _p_r_o_b_l_e_m_ _w_i_t_h_ _m_y_ _p_a_r_e_n_t_s_._ _L_o_o_k_ _a_l_s_o_ _a_t_ discussion.
2 to write or talk about sth in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it:
[VN] This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter. [also Vwh-]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for discuss is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is discuss a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, discuss is tagged as verb.
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