discussion

detailed, full, in-depth, lengthy, long

The team held a lengthy discussion about how to improve customer service.

brief

considerable

There was considerable discussion about whether to change the meeting time before everyone agreed.

initial, preliminary

further

They decided to move forward without further discussion about the budget changes.

general, wide-ranging

The staff had a general discussion about improving workplace safety.

public

formal, informal

The team had a formal discussion about the new project before making any decisions.

bilateral, group, one-to-one, round-table

The teacher organized a round-table discussion where all the students could share their opinions about the book.

candid, frank, open

animated, heated, intense, lively

The team had an animated discussion about which restaurant to choose for lunch.

serious

reasoned

useful

inconclusive

have, hold

The team held a discussion yesterday to decide which project to work on next.

enter into

The two companies decided to enter into discussions about a possible merger next year.

be involved in, join in, participate in, take part in

Sarah was involved in a heated discussion about the best way to organize the school event.

generate, initiate, provoke, stimulate

The teacher's controversial question stimulated an interesting discussion about climate change in class.

set up

The teacher set up a discussion about climate change with students from different countries.

lead, open, start

Our teacher opened a discussion about climate change that lasted the entire class period.

bring sth up for, come up for, open sth up for

The teacher brought up the new grading system for discussion during the staff meeting.

open up

The teacher opened up a discussion about climate change with her students.

confine

We decided to confine our discussion to the main problems rather than talking about everything.

sum up

At the end of the meeting, the manager summed up the discussion in just a few minutes.

break off, conclude, end

After two hours of arguing, they concluded the discussion and agreed to meet again next week.

defer, postpone

follow up

After the meeting, the manager followed up the discussion with an email to all team members.

take place

Several important discussions took place during the staff meeting yesterday afternoon.

centre on

The meeting's discussion centred on how to improve customer service at our stores.

break out, ensue

A heated discussion broke out when the team disagreed about the project deadline.

continue

group

document

for ~

The new safety regulations will be put forward for discussion at next month's meeting.

during/in a/the ~

In the meeting yesterday, several team members disagreed about the project budget.

in ~ with

Our team is currently in discussion with several local schools about the new project.

under ~

The team's proposal for the marketing campaign is currently under discussion.

~ about/on

The team had a discussion on how to improve customer service at the store.

~ as to

There is still considerable discussion as to whether remote work is better than office work.

~ between

The teachers had a productive discussion between themselves about how to improve student test scores.

~ of

We had a long discussion of how to improve our team's performance at work.

~ with

My teacher had a long discussion with my parents about my grades last week.

a basis for discussion

The teacher used the students' survey results as a basis for discussion in class.

a forum for discussion

The school's website has become a forum for discussion about new teaching methods.

the outcome of a discussion

After weeks of meetings, the outcome of the discussion was that we would try a different approach.

a subject/topic for/of discussion > Special page at MEETING