issue

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪʃuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪʃu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ish′o̅o̅ or, esp. Brit., is′yo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'issue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
issues
v 3rd person singular
issuing
v pres p
issued
v past
issued
v past p

Collocations for "issue"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "issue" in context.

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issue

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [social, economic, political, strategic] issues
  2. has [money, work, relationship, personal, family] issues
  3. is [a common, an unforeseen, a known, a complicated] issue
  4. might have legal issues with
  5. am [having, experiencing] issues with
  6. issues with my [computer, grades, boss]
  7. has issues with me
  8. is an issue to [consider, address, fix, resolve]
  9. the issue was never [considered]
  10. need to [consider] this issue
  11. take this issue into consideration
  12. [overlook, ignore, dismiss] the issue
  13. this issue [requires, needs] immediate attention
  14. made an issue of the [question, comment, report]
  15. took issue with [her boss, everyone present]
  16. I take issue with the [idea, argument] that
  17. [money, age, distance] was not an issue
  18. [money] is no issue
  19. is an issue for [many, lots] of [people, customers, students]
  20. the issues of the day
  21. [raised, brought up] an important issue
  22. the issue was [mentioned, touched on, discussed] in
  23. [talked about, avoided] the (important) issues
  24. the issues involving [the economy, foreign policy]
  25. in the [fall, 2002, first] issue (of)
  26. in issue (number) [5]
  27. in this issue of the [magazine, journal, publication]
v
  1. issue a [statement, warning, complaint, citation]
  2. issued a [report, warrant, passport]
  3. issue a [license, certification]
  4. issue a new [coin, note, book]
  5. issued by the [police, state, company]
  6. issued by [post, email, certified mail]
  7. issued in [accordance, connection, furtherance] with
  8. issued to [each, all, every]
  9. issued on [December 5]
  10. issued in [2013]
  11. issued in [person, the department office, the city hall]
  12. issued under [section, article] [10]
  13. issued [monthly, bimonthly]
  14. (command) cannot be issued without
  15. blood issued from the [wound, cut]
'issue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
address - advise - agree - approach - argue - bridge - bring - call - cloud - correct - cut - demand - divide - explain - explore - feed - fix - flag - frame - handle - ignore - portray - press - put - raise - report - research - rest - return - set - shine - skirt - solve - speak - split - start - stem - study - talk - touch - understand - view - vote - anything - aspect - attention - bottom - camera - center - concern

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