issue

Issue is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭsyo͞o or ĭsho͞o
• IPA: /ˈɪsju/ or /ˈɪʃu/
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Noun

Singular issue

Plural issues

1. An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.

   The students raised an important issue in my last class, and I hope we can discuss it today.

   We'd like to hire you, but there are some legal issues that we have to consider first.

2. An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.

   The March issue of The Walrus has an interesting article on healthcare.

Idioms

• take issue with
• make an issue (out) of
• have issues (with)

Synonyms

• topic
• subject
• problem

Verb

Plain form issue

Third-person singular issues

Past tense issued

Past participle issued

Present participle issuing

(transitive)

1. If you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.

   The governments of Canada and the United States jointly issued a statement about the recent crash.

Antonyms

• retract