/ˈɪʃuː/
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Translation
A problem or a subject that people talk about and need to sort out.
Word origin
From Old French issue, meaning a way out, from Latin exire, to go out.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- issue
- English cognates
- exit
Grammar
Gender
Pluralissues
Examples
heating.
"An issue" here is a problem that needs fixing.
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Here it is the subject they keep coming back to.
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"Issues" is the plural, meaning more than one.
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