Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

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

    I don't wish to discuss this further.

    diskutieren, besprechen, erörtern

    обсужда́тьobsuždátʹ, обсуди́тьobsudítʹ, дискути́роватьdiskutírovatʹ

    дискутува́тиdyskutuváty, обгово́рювати impf обговори́тиobhovórjuvaty

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

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To break to pieces; to shatter.

  5. (colloquial, obsolete, transitive)To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

More definitions
  • speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
  • to consider or examine in speech or writing

Examples

1385 sentences
  1. Let's discuss the problem with them.

    Давай обговоримо цю проблему з ними.

    ruДавайте обсудим проблему с ними.

    deLass uns das Problem mit ihnen besprechen.

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  2. I discussed the matter with him.

    Я обговорив з ним це питання.

    deIch habe die Angelegenheit mit ihm besprochen.

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  3. We discussed the problem at length.

    Ми ретельно обговорили проблему.

    ruМы детально обсудили проблему.

    deWir diskutierten lange über dieses Problem.

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  4. Tom discussed his plans with Mary.

    Том обговорив свої плани з Мері.

    ruТом обсудил свои планы с Мэри.

    deTom besprach seine Pläne mit Mary.

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  5. I don't want to discuss it.

    Я не хочу це обговорювати.

    ruЯ не желаю это обсуждать.

    deIch will nicht darüber diskutieren.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to converse or debate concerning a particular topic:
Русский
By meaning 1
to converse or debate concerning a particular topic:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to converse or debate concerning a particular topic:

Origin

From Middle English discussen, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discu

From Middle English discussen, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discutiō (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter; examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quatiō (“to shake”).

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Forms

discusses, discussing, discussed, discussed
Base formdiscuss · to discuss
3rd person singulardiscusses
Present participlediscussing
Past simplediscussed
Past participlediscussed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydiscuss
he, she, itdiscusses

Past simpleLesson

all personsdiscussed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave discussed
he, she, ithas discussed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill discuss

Synonyms

33 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • discuss the problem
  • want to discuss
  • discussed that with
  • discuss the matter
  • discuss this with
  • need to discuss
  • to discuss with
  • point in discussing
  • to discuss this
  • let's discuss
  • discussing that problem
  • to discuss the

See also

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