āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Debate
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ
a discussion about a particular issue between two opposing sides, mainly held publicly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The debate on climate change highlighted the differences between the two parties' approaches.
āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
a discussion in which participants present arguments for and against a proposition or idea
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Friends engaged in a lively debate about the best film of the year.
to debate
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to formally discuss a matter, usually in a structured setting
Transitive: to debate an issue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Residents gathered at the community center to debate the new development plans for the neighborhood.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to think carefully about an issue and consider its advantages and disadvantages before making a decision
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The family debated whether to take a vacation abroad or save money by exploring local destinations.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to engage in a formal discussion or argument, often in a structured setting
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The candidates debated vigorously on live television, discussing their contrasting policies and viewpoints.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
debatable
debate
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
