Discussed

Definition

discuss /dÇ'skʌs/ v ~ sth (with sb) ေဆြးေႏြးသည္။ discuss the implications/merits of sth ❍ I refuse to/I am not prepared to discuss the matter any further. ❍ Her latest book discusses the problems of the disabled. ❍ Please discuss it with your father and tell me what you decide. ❍ We discussed when to go/when we should go. ❍ They discussed selling the house. ❍ We're here to discuss Ann's joining the club. ❏ discussion /dÇ'skʌʃn/ n (က) [U] ေဆြးေႏြးျခင္း။ The matter will be dealt with in open discussion. ❍ After considerable discussion they decided to accept our offer. ❍ The plans have been under discussion (ie being talked about) for a year now. (ခ) [C] ေဆြးေႏြးပြဲ။ have a lively/heated discussion တက္တက္ႂကြႂကြ/ လက္သီး လက္ေမာင္းတန္း ေဆြးေႏြးၾကသည္။ ❍ hold informal/preliminary discussions on sth. ❍ talk

Examples

1. We’re meeting to discuss the matter next week.
2. [discuss something with someone] : You should discuss this problem with your doctor.
3. [discuss how/why/whether etc] : Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to deal with the factory closures.
4. The causes of stress have already been discussed in Chapter 3.