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обсужда́ть — meaning in English

obsuzhdat

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English meaning

  • argue verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
  • bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
  • confer verb To talk something over with others; to discuss and seek advice.
  • consult verb To seek advice or information from someone or something.
  • debate verb To argue a topic formally, usually presenting opposing sides.
  • discuss verb To talk over a topic with someone, weighing different views.

Senses

обсужда́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • argue (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
  • bespeak (transitive, formal, or, archaic) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
  • confer (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue. [from 16th c.]
  • consult (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
  • debate (ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]
  • touch base (by extension, idiomatic, colloquial, North America, usually, with "with") To meet or make contact with someone, usually to consult, review, visit, or communicate.

argue — full definition

  1. verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
  2. verb To give reasons in support of a position.

bespeak — full definition

  1. verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
  2. verb To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
  3. verb To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
  4. verb To forbode; foretell.

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