moot
To bring up as a subject for debateTo bring up as a subject for debate.
» That's a moot point for now.
Це питання наразі неактуальне.
Це наразі не на часі.
Meaning
8 sensesTo bring up as a subject for debate.
zur Debatte stellen, zur Diskussion stellen, infrage stellen
ста́вить вопро́с на обсужде́ниеstávitʹ voprós na obsuždénije
підніма́ти пита́нняpidnimáty pytánnja
To discuss or debate.
(US)To make or declare irrelevant.
To argue or plead in a supposed case.
(Northern England, Scotland)To say, utter, also insinuate.
(West Country)To take root and begin to grow.
(West Country)To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
(obsolete, regional)To talk or speak.
- think about carefully; weigh
Examples
6 sentencesThat's a moot point for now.
Це питання наразі неактуальне. — deniko
It's a moot point now anyway.
That's a moot point.
The idea was mooted in the meeting.
It's a moot point.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
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Forms
moots, mooting, mooted, mootedSynonyms
41 synonyms- think about carefully; weigh:considerdebateturn overdeliberate
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle