issues
English meaning: Issues
Definition
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
Example
“We need to resolve these technical issues before the launch.”
Another example: “The magazine's back issues are archived online.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'issue'. Most commonly problems or matters of debate ('political issues', 'have issues'); also editions of a publication ('the latest issue') or the act of issuing. Very common in news, business and everyday speech, where 'issues' often softens 'problems'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'issue' (a way out, exit), from Latin 'exire' (to go out); entered English in the 14th century, with the 'outflow' sense earliest.
Related Words
- affecting
- relating
- resolved
- abortion
- addressed
- concerning
- comics
- issue
- facing
- gender
Common Collocations
- address the issues
- key issues
- health issues
- political issues
- raise issues
- resolve issues
Word Forms
issue (n & v); issues; issued; issuing
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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