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# discussion

noun (a discussion, discussions)

«discussion» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A discussion is a talk between people about a subject, where they share ideas and opinions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#m1)
2. A discussion is a piece of writing that looks at different sides of a question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#m2)

### In the lessons

At school, pupils have class discussions, group discussions and talk partners; they learn to take turns, listen and respect other views. In writing lessons, a discussion text gives arguments for and against. Phrases: have a discussion, under discussion, a class discussion, lead a discussion.

### Examples

- We had a class discussion about pets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x1)
- Listen carefully in a discussion and take turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x2)
- After a long discussion, we chose a name for the class fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x3)
- The plan is still under discussion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x4)
- The teacher led a discussion about kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x5)
- Write a discussion text on whether children should have phones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x6)
- This was a very important point, and needed much discussion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun. Verb: discuss (discuss something, not discuss about something). Spelling: double s twice: dis-cus-sion. A discussion is calm; an argument is often angry.

## In Jewish tradition

At school, pupils have class discussions, group discussions and talk partners; they learn to take turns, listen and respect other views. In writing lessons, a discussion text gives arguments for and against. Phrases: have a discussion, under discussion, a class discussion, lead a discussion.

### Note

Countable noun. Verb: discuss (discuss something, not discuss about something). Spelling: double s twice: dis-cus-sion. A discussion is calm; an argument is often angry.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discussion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discussion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discussion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discussion.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «discussion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discussion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discussion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/discussion.html) on Mova free.