ISSUE

IS ·SUE 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 5 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
  2. one of a series published periodically
  3. some situation or event that is thought about
  4. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

💬 Examples

  • "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"
  • "politicians never discuss the real issues"
  • "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
  • "he kept drifting off the topic"
verb
  1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  2. circulate or distribute or equip with
  3. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
  4. come out of

💬 Examples

  • "publish a magazine or newspaper"
  • "issue a new uniform to the children"
  • "supply blankets for the beds"
  • "Water issued from the hole in the wall"
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