noun Download 🔗Share An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision. Examples : "After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion." politics government communication media society law education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views. Examples : "The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old." politics communication society government action philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Discussion of opposing views. Examples : "There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles." politics communication government society philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin. Examples : "The scholar specialized in medieval literature, focusing on the debates between personified virtues and vices found in 14th-century French poetry. " literature language culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Strife, discord. Examples : "The constant debates about chores caused tension in the family. " politics government society communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. Examples : ""Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual." politics communication language society government action organization state law education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fight. Examples : "The siblings often debates over which TV show to watch. " politics government communication action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage in combat for; to strive for. Examples : "The students' teams debates fiercely for the top prize in the science fair. " politics government action war military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide Examples : "She debates whether to go to the party or stay home and study. " mind philosophy attitude communication language logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading