Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - debate
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Debate
debate
~1 n 1 discussion or argument on a subject that people have different opinions about + on/over/abou (As yet there has been little public debate on these issues. | fierce/heated/intense debate (=discussion involving very strong opinions) | the welfare/abortion etc debate) (the gun control debate in the US) 2 a formal discussion on a subject + about/on (a lively debate on the relevance of Marx today) 3 be open to debate also be a matter for debate if an idea is open to debate no-one has proved yet whether it is true or false (Whether that would have made any difference is open to debate.) 4 under debate being discussed (The whole question of compensation is still under debate.) ~2 v 1 to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solution (We debated for several hours before taking a vote. | debate whether/what/how etc) (debating whether to raise the price of school meals | hotly debated (=argued about strongly)) (His conclusions are hotly debated among academics.) 2 to consider something in your own mind before reaching a decision (debate with yourself) (He debated with himself for a moment then replied. | debate who/what/how etc) (I wasn't feeling well and was debating whether to go to work.) - debater n
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(debates, debating, debated) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government... There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. = discussion N-VAR: oft N on/over/about n 2. A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days. N-COUNT: oft N on/about n • debating ...debating skills. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n 3. If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today... Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert... He likes to debate issues with his friends. V-RECIP: pl-n V n, pl-n V wh, V n with n 4. If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka... I debated going back inside, but decided against it. VERB: V wh, V -ing 5. If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate. PHRASE: v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Date: 13th century a contention by words or arguments: as a. the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure b. a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides II. verb (~d; debating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French debatre, from de- + batre to beat, from Latin battuere Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete fight, contend 2. a. to contend in words b. to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments 3. to participate in a ~ transitive verb 1. a. to argue about the subject was hotly ~d b. to engage (an opponent) in ~ 2. to turn over in one's mind he's still debating what to do Synonyms: see discuss • ~ment noun • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) discuss or dispute about (an issue, proposal, etc.) esp. formally in a legislative assembly, public meeting, etc. 2 a tr. consider, ponder (a matter). b intr. consider different sides of a question. --n. 1 a formal discussion on a particular matter, esp. in a legislative assembly etc. 2 debating, discussion (open to debate). Phrases and idioms debating point an inessential matter used to gain advantage in a debate. Derivatives debater n. Etymology: ME f. OF debatre, debat f. Rmc (as DE-, BATTLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. дискуссия, прения, дебаты, спор, полемика - debate on a question - debate on an issue - the debates 2. гл. обсуждать, дискутировать, дебатировать, спорить, обдумывать, взвешивать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. noun 1) дискуссия, прения, дебаты to open a debate - открыть дискуссию 2) спор, полемика beyond debate - бесспорно 3) (the debates) pl. официальный отчет о парламентских заседаниях Syn: see controversy 2. v. 1) обсуждать, оспаривать, дебатировать; спорить (about/on/upon - о чем-л.; with - с кем-л.) The class have decided to debate about the housing question. The family is still debating about where to go for their holiday. We had to debate with two speakers expressing the opposing view. 2) обдумывать; рассматривать; думать (about - о чем-л.) Im still debating about whether to let you go to camp. to debate a matter in ones mind - взвешивать, обдумывать что-л. Syn: see argue ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from Fr. debattre, orig. "to fight," from de- "down, completely" + batre "to beat." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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