{
    "term": "discuss",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "discuss",
            "heSheIt": "discusses"
        },
        "pastSimple": "discussed",
        "pastParticiple": "discussed",
        "ingForm": "discussing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something",
            "sensetop": "discuss something with somebodydiscuss somethingdiscuss when, what, etc…discuss doing somethingdiscuss somebody/something doing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Have you discussed the problem with anyone?",
                    "contextForm": "discuss something with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to discuss the **issue/matter/topic**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to discuss a **plan/proposal**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They met to discuss the possibility of working together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to discuss when we should go.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss when, what, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We briefly discussed buying a second car.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They discussed the whole family possibly travelling together.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to discuss the situation at home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He refused to discuss it with me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ralph called a meeting to discuss how they should respond to the offer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd like to discuss this matter with you later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wouldn't accept the job without discussing it with my family first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If we can get around the table to discuss the issue, maybe we can sort it out without the necessity for further court action."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can discuss the details later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An online forum can be used to post information, exchange ideas and discuss problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Major planning applications are discussed by the committee each month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some students don't feel comfortable discussing these issues in front of their peers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She met with her coach to discuss her getting back into training."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The panel discussed all the shortlisted entries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will send you an invoice as discussed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["exhaustively", "fully", "in detail"],
                "verb + discuss": ["convene (something) to", "meet to", "want to"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "as discussed",
                    "a forum to discuss something",
                    "have something to discuss"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it",
            "sensetop": "discuss somethingdiscuss what, how, etc…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The author discusses the economic impact of these changes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The article discusses how teachers can use technology in their classrooms.",
                    "contextForm": "discuss what, how, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel's main theme is ‘You reap what you sow’. Discuss. *(= in an essay question)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pupils should be encouraged to discuss critically the information they are given."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposals have been widely discussed in the media."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This problem has never been discussed openly before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She discusses this in detail in her paper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The painting is discussed in more detail below."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've debated and discussed terrorism, war and politics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to convene a conference to discuss the country's political future"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The panel will discuss the state of contemporary art."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["exhaustively", "fully", "in detail"],
                "verb + discuss": ["convene (something) to", "meet to", "want to"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "as discussed",
                    "a forum to discuss something",
                    "have something to discuss"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌs/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discuss__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌsɪz/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discusses__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌst/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discussed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discussing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌs/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discuss__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌsɪz/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discusses__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌst/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discussed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discuss/discussing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘dispel, disperse’, also ‘examine by argument’): from Latin discuss- ‘dashed to pieces’, later ‘investigated’, from the verb discutere, from dis- ‘apart’ + quatere ‘shake’."
}