at issue

at is·sue

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /æt ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /æt ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/

Definitions of at issue words

phrase at issue The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed. 3
noun at issue under discussion 3
noun at issue in disagreement 3
noun at issue in dispute or under discussion 3
noun at issue at variance; in disagreement 3
noun at issue the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims. 1

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Origin of at issue

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French: place or passage out; Old French (e)issue < Vulgar Latin *exūta, noun use of feminine of *exūtus, Latin exitus exit1; (v.) Middle English issuen, derivative of the noun, or < Middle French, Old French (e)issu, past participle of issir to go out (≪ Latin exīre); see exit2

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Parts of speech for At issue

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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at issue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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adj at issue

problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
unresolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
unsettled — not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.

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adj at issue

settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
decided — Decided means clear and definite.

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