English > debate: 6 senses > verb 2, communicationMeaning | think about carefully; weigh. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
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Model | They debate moving |
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Synonyms | consider, moot, turn over, deliberate |
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Narrower | debate | argue with one another |
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premeditate | Consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand |
see | Deliberate or decide |
think twice | Consider and reconsider carefully |
wrestle | Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate |
Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
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Similar to | study, consider | Give careful consideration to |
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Spanish | considerar, contemplar, deliberar, discutir, estimar |
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Catalan | considerar, deliberar, discutir, estimar, plantejar |
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English > debate: 6 senses > verb 3, communicationMeaning | discuss the pros and cons of an issue. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
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Model | Sam and Sue debate; The cool air does debate good |
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Synonym | deliberate |
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Entailed by | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
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Narrower | vex | subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation |
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Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
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Spanish | debatir, deliberar, discutir |
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Catalan | debatre, deliberar, discutir |
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Adjectives | debatable | capable of being disproved |
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debatable | open to argument or debate |
Nouns | debate | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
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debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
debater | someone who engages in debate |
English > debate: 6 senses > verb 4, communicationMeaning | Have an argument about something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | argue, contend, fence |
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Entails | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue | Be of different opinions |
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Narrower | oppose | Be against |
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quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate | Have a disagreement over something |
quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble | argue over petty things |
spar | fight verbally |
stickle | dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) |
Broader | converse, discourse | carry on a conversation |
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Spanish | argumentar, debatir, deliberar, discutir, polemizar, reñir |
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Catalan | argumentar, debatre, deliberar, discutir, polemitzar |
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Adjectives | debatable | open to argument or debate |
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Nouns | debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
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