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# issue

«issue» in Mova's school dictionary: **an important subject or problem people talk about:…** — 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 (an issue, issues); verb (issue, issues, issued, issuing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An issue is an important subject or problem people talk about: environmental issues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#m1)

2) (informal) An issue is a problem or worry: "I have an issue with my phone." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#m2)

3) An issue of a magazine or comic is one copy of it printed at a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#m3)

4) To issue something is to give it out officially, like tickets, books or a warning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#m4)

5) (formal) The issue of something is the act of giving it out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In news and citizenship lessons: issues like pollution. At school: books are issued; warnings are issued. In comics: "issue 12". In everyday talk: "What's the issue?" means "What's wrong?". Phrases: the main issue, take issue with (disagree), no issue, issue a warning, back issue.

### examples

- Pollution is a big issue for our planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x1)
- The library issued me three books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x2)
- What's the issue? You look upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x3)
- The weather office issued a storm warning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x4)
- I bought the latest issue of my comic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x5)
- My brother has issues with getting up early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x6)
- Each pupil was issued a new pencil, 30 pencils in all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x7)
- I take issue with that idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x8)
- The rat raja issued an order at once to that effect to his army. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/issue/#x9)

### note

Starts with a vowel: "an issue". Pronounced ISH-oo (UK also IS-yoo). Regular verb: issued. Trap: "issues" (informal) can mean personal problems, which can sound unkind.

### In the corpora

- ["Family issues" means serious trouble or quarrels in a family.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/13-relations-and-family/23/)
- ["Known issue" means a bug (a mistake in a computer program) that has not been fixed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/23-fees-bugs-and-spin/9/)
- [Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.430/)
- [And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.435/)
- [God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1111/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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