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# discuss

«discuss» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to talk about it with others, sharing ideas and opinions** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (discuss, discusses, discussed, discussing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To discuss something is to talk about it with others, sharing ideas and opinions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#m1)

2) To discuss a topic in writing is to write about it, looking at different sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school, pupils discuss a story, a problem or a question in pairs and groups, listening to each other and giving reasons. In maths, discuss how you solved a problem; in science, discuss your results. Phrases: discuss with, discuss a problem, discuss ideas.

### examples

- I came to this conclusion in investig- ating the pronunciation of the vowels, which the reader will tind in my nNrpr: -ip;r "prT (will a]ipear shortly i. in which 1 have discussed it at lengtii. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x1)
- Let's discuss the story in our groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x2)
- We discussed how to share the jobs fairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x3)
- The class discussed what makes a good friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x4)
- My parents discussed where to go on holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x5)
- Discuss your answer with a partner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x6)
- The teachers discussed the plan for sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x7)
- In the essay, discuss the good and bad points of mobile phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x8)
- Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: discussed, discussing. Trap: say «discuss something», not «discuss about something» (We discussed the plan, not about the plan). Noun: discussion. Spelling: double s at the end: discuss.

### In the corpora

- [A closed kitchen door and low voices mean grown-ups are discussing something they are not ready to share.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/9/)
- [Root ends in ss: -ssion (discuss, discussion; express, expression).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/5/)
- [Roots ending in ss take -ssion: discuss, discussion; express, expression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/19/)
- [You can choose your own clothes or haircut by discussing it with your parents, within family rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/12/)
- [The Little Ice Age was much milder than a real ice age, and scientists still discuss its exact dates and causes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/54-glaciers-and-ice-ages/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «discuss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discuss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.