discussed
UK/dɪˈskʌst/
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Northern England/dɪˈskʊst/
discussed is the simple past and past participle of discuss.
Meaning of discuss
Verb
discuss (third-person singular simple present discusses, present participle discussing, simple past and past participle discussed)
- To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
- Let's sit down and discuss whether we should have a baby.
- Synonyms:
- bespeak, betalk, debate, talk about, treat
- To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
- Nym: I will discuss the humour of this love to Page.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To break to pieces; to shatter.
- To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.
- When the preparations were finished, he invited me with—“Now, sir, bring forward your chair.” And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter II, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC
- To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
- To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
- For she was giuen all to fleshly lust, / And poured forth in sensuall delight, / That all regard of shame she had discust, / And meet respect of honour put to flight […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Adjective
discussed (comparative more discussed, superlative most discussed)
- Having been put under discussion.
- Antonyms:
- undiscussed
Antonyms of discussed
Forms of discussed
| comparative | more discussed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most discussed |
Words formed from discussed
Phrases with discussed
Words that rhyme with discussed
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Questions about discussed
- What does discussed mean?
- Discussed means having been put under discussion.
- What is discussed the simple past and past participle of?
- Discussed is the simple past and past participle of discuss.
- What part of speech is discussed?
- Discussed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce discussed?
- Discussed is pronounced /dɪˈskʌst/ (UK).
Words near discussed in the dictionary
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