Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1107 of 1319

debate (n.)

a formal discussion

Examples

  • A public debate.

Key rules

  • A debate is a formal discussion with opposing views
  • A public debate, a heated debate
  • Debate is countable

Common mistakes

  • We had a long debates → We had a long debate
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