Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

    After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.

    Debatte

    деба́тыdebáty, диску́ссияdiskússija, спорspor

    деба́тиdebáty, диску́сіяdyskúsija, обміркува́нняobmirkuvánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

    The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.

    There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.

    Diskussion

    диску́ссияdiskússija, обсужде́ниеobsuždénije

    диску́сіяdyskúsija, супере́чкаsuperéčka

  3. (uncountable)Discussion of opposing views.

    There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.

    Streitgespräch

    диску́ссияdiskússija

    диску́сіяdyskúsija

  4. (countable, uncountable)A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.

  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Strife, discord.

More definitions
  • the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
  • a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

Examples

340 sentences
  1. They will debate the question tomorrow.

    Вони обговорять ци питання завтра.

    ruОни обсудят этот вопрос завтра.

    deSie werden die Frage morgen diskutieren.

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  2. It's not up for debate.

    Це не обговорюється.

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  3. It's not open for debate.

    Це не обговорюється.

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  4. It isn't up for debate.

    Це не обговорюється.

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  5. It isn't open for debate.

    Це не обговорюється.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting:
informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views:
Русский
By meaning 1
argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting:
informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views:
discussion of opposing views:

Origin

From Middle English debat, borrowed from Old French debat, deverbal of debatre, see Etymol

From Middle English debat, borrowed from Old French debat, deverbal of debatre, see Etymology 1 for more.

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Forms

plural: debates
Singulardebate
Pluraldebates

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote):disputationpublic debate
  • a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal:argumentargumentation

Word family

13 related words

See also

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