discuss issues — talk about problems
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
To talk with someone about problems or difficult topics, often to find a solution or understand each other better.
Say it like a native
Textbook We convened to deliberate the outstanding matters.
Native We met to discuss the issues.
'Convened to deliberate outstanding matters' is bureaucratic; 'meet to discuss the issues' is natural.
Pattern: discuss issues (with someone)
In use
- It's important for couples to discuss issues openly to avoid misunderstandings.daily life
- In my opinion, schools should encourage students to discuss issues such as bullying, so they can find solutions together.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We discussed about the issues.
✓ We discussed the issues.
'Discuss' takes the object directly — no 'about'.
Common collocations
discuss issues— key, important, openly, the main
Don't confuse it
Different from 'mention issues', which means to bring up problems without talking about them in detail.