Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

    There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".

    This topic is not open to discussion.

    Diskussion, Erörterung, Besprechung

    обсужде́ниеobsuždénije, диску́ссияdiskússija

    диску́сіяdyskúsija, обміркува́нняobmirkuvánnja

    an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

  2. (countable, uncountable)Text giving further detail on a subject.

    Under each heading, you will find a discussion.

    обсужде́ниеobsuždénije, диску́ссияdiskússija

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The dispersion of a tumour.

Examples

423 sentences
  1. They entered into a discussion.

    Вони розпочали дискусію. — deniko

    ruОни вступили в дискуссию. — Biga

    deSie begannen eine Diskussion. — mayabe

  2. Let's continue this discussion tomorrow.

    Нумо продовжимо цю дискусію завтра. — Ahha

    ruДавайте продолжим это обсуждение завтра. — marafon

  3. The matter is still under discussion.

  4. We took part in the discussion.

    ruМы приняли участие в обсуждении. — odexed

    deWir haben uns an der Diskussion beteiligt. — Dejo

  5. The discussion came to a conclusion.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
conversation or debate:
Русский
By meaning 1
conversation or debate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
conversation or debate:

Origin

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface ana

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.

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Forms

plural: discussions
Singulardiscussion
Pluraldiscussions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • continue this discussion
  • led the discussion
  • in the discussion
  • a long discussion
  • discussion about that
  • long discussion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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