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# discussion

«discussion» in Mova's school dictionary: **a talk between people about a subject, where they share…** — 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

noun (a discussion, discussions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A discussion is a talk between people about a subject, where they share ideas and opinions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#m1)

2) A discussion is a piece of writing that looks at different sides of a question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

At school, pupils have class discussions, group discussions and talk partners; they learn to take turns, listen and respect other views. In writing lessons, a discussion text gives arguments for and against. Phrases: have a discussion, under discussion, a class discussion, lead a discussion.

### examples

- We had a class discussion about pets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x1)
- Listen carefully in a discussion and take turns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x2)
- After a long discussion, we chose a name for the class fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x3)
- The plan is still under discussion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x4)
- The teacher led a discussion about kindness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x5)
- Write a discussion text on whether children should have phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x6)
- This was a very important point, and needed much discussion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x7)

### note

Countable noun. Verb: discuss (discuss something, not discuss about something). Spelling: double s twice: dis-cus-sion. A discussion is calm; an argument is often angry.

### In the corpora

- [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/)
- [Taking turns makes a discussion fair; interrupting stops people being heard.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/49-debating-and-discussion/11/)
- ["A robust discussion" means a heated argument; it is official language.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/40-with-all-due-respect/23/)
- [In a group discussion you let others speak and wait for your turn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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