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Debate is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.
Contents
1 Pronunciation
2 Noun
2.1 Synonyms
3 Verb
3.1 Synonyms
3.2 Related words
Pronunciation
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Noun
Singular | Plural |
A debate in government
- (countable & uncountable) A debate is an exchange of ideas looking at different sides of an issue.
- We will explore this idea through an analysis of the public debate on marriage and divorce.
- The government's spending programme is the subject of much heated debate.
Synonyms
- argument
- discussion
- controversy
- exchange
Verb
Plain form | Third-person singular | Past tense | Past participle | Present participle |
- (transitive & intransitive) If you debate something, you consider its positive and negative points, often by talking with other people in a formal situation such as government.
- The AHA had in fact been debating the issue of the future of the hospital for some years.
- Few subjects are more hotly debated in curriculum committees.
Synonyms
- argue
- discuss
Related words
- debatable
Categories:
- BNC1 headwords
- AWL
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Verbs
- Regular verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Communication
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