discuss
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1 to talk about a topic (v.) A2 Elementaryto talk about something with other people to exchange ideas or reach a decision.
to converse or debate concerning a particular topic. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the subject of conversation.
ExampleThe manager wants to discuss the new schedule with the team tomorrow.
ExampleThe board members met for several hours to discuss the potential implications of the merger on the company's long-term stability.
UsageThe verb is transitive and does not take the preposition 'about'.
PitfallWe need to discuss about the new project.We need to discuss the new project.Do not use 'about' after discuss. The verb takes the object directly.
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2 to exhaust legal remedies (v.) C2 Proficiency Technical Formal Lawto check all the ways to get money from a person who owes it before asking someone else to pay.
to examine or search thoroughly; specifically, to exhaust a remedy against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety.
ExampleThe bank must discuss the debtor's own property before they can take money from the person who signed for the loan.
ExampleUnder the terms of the guarantee, the creditor is obliged to discuss the assets of the principal debtor before seeking satisfaction from the guarantor.
UsageUsed primarily in civil law jurisdictions regarding the 'benefit of discussion'.
From Middle English discussen, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discutiō (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter; examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quatiō (“to shake”).
- Verbdiscuss
- Noundiscussion