speak to talk to someone about something; to have a conversation with someone. You speak to someone in order to try to achieve something or to tell them to do something. Speak is a little more formal than talk : Can I speak with you for a minute? ♦ I've spoken to his parents about his behavior. ♦ The boss would like to speak to you.
discuss to talk and share ideas with other people about a subject or problem, especially in order to decide something. The word discuss is more formal than speak : I need to discuss the matter with my manager before I make a decision. ♦ I am not prepared to discuss this on the phone.
communicate to share and exchange information or ideas with someone. Communicate is a little formal, and is often used when the method of communication is important: She's very good at communicating her ideas to the team. ♦ We only communicate by e-mail these days.
dis .cus .sion О /diskAjn/ noun
[ count, noncount ]
talking about something in a serious way
We had an interesting discussion about politics.
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discussion [ count, noncount ] talking in detail about something important: a discussion with your classmates about the test ♦ We had a long discussion about what we should do. ♦ The plans are still under discussion (= being talked about ) . conversation [ count, noncount ] an informal talk between two people or a small group: a phone conversation ♦ I had a long conversation with her yesterday. ♦ The main topic of conversation was the recent election.
talk [ count ] a conversation between two or more people, often about a problem or something that is important to you: My parents want to have a talk with me about going to college. ♦ The two countries are holding talks to try to end the violence. debate [ count ] a formal discussion at a public meeting about something important, where people give their different opinions. At the end of the discussion there may be a vote: a debate on health care reform ♦ After a long debate, Congress approved the plan.
chat [ count ] a friendly, informal conversation with someone, especially about personal things: I had a nice chat with Sandy this afternoon. ♦ I just dropped by for a chat - are you free?
dis .ease © /diziz/ noun[ count, noncount]
( health ) an illness, especially one that you can catch from another person
Malaria and measles are diseases.
dis • grace / dis greis / noun
[ noncount ] when other people stop thinking well of you, because you have done something bad
He's in disgrace because he stole money from his brother.
[ singular ] a person or thing that gives a very bad impression, making people feel ashamed
The sidewalks are covered with trash. It's a disgrace !
dis • grace • ful / dis ' greisfl / adjective
very bad, making other people feel sorry and embarrassed The way the hockey players behaved was disgraceful.
dis • guise 1 / dis ' gaiz / verb ( dis . guis . es , dis guis ing , dis guised )
to change the appearance of someone or something, so that
people will not know who or what they are
They disguised themselves as guards and escaped from the
prison.
dis • guise2 / dis 'gaiz / noun [count, noncount]
things that you wear so that people do not know who you are
She is so famous that she has to go shopping in disguise .
dis • gust1 / dis 'gAst / noun [ noncount ]
a strong feeling of not liking something
