debated
past simple and past participle ofdebate
| 单词 | debated |
| 释义 | debated past simple and past participle ofdebate debate verb uk/dɪˈbeɪt/us/dɪˈbeɪt/C2[IorT] todiscussasubjectin aformalway: In Parliament today,MPsdebated the FinanceBill. They had been debating for severalhourswithoutreachingaconclusion. [+ question word]Theauthoritiesdebatedwhethertobuilda newcarpark. to talk about something
[T] totryto make adecisionabout something: [+ question word]We debatedwhetherto take theearliertrain. I'm still debatingwhatcolourtopaintthewalls.
Debate & discussion
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Thinking and contemplating Examplesofdebateddebated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The precise character and form of historical definitions of 'peace' have always beendebated. From theCambridge English Corpus The ethical resources of this society are only now being explored as the concept comes to bedebated. From theCambridge English Corpus These questions, of course, already are widelydebatedin the media, and interest groups already are staking out their positions. From theCambridge English Corpus Developments in cybernetics should be openlydebatedwith accountability to the public, especially for investment of public funds. From theCambridge English Corpus This was the first time 'the social issue ' wasdebated. From theCambridge English Corpus Through the 1970s archaeologistsdebatedand refined their understanding of significance through hands-on practical applications in their daily work. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole intention of this journey has beendebatedand the presence of the hawks features in the argument. From theCambridge English Corpus The first part deals with a number of issuesdebatedin the capability literature in development economics and development ethics. From theCambridge English Corpus If these had beendebated, passed and implemented - a very big ' if ' - the battles of the following four years might just have been obviated. From theCambridge English Corpus This can bedebatedon at least two levels. From theCambridge English Corpus Categorization is among the most hotlydebatedmethods of data management. From theCambridge English Corpus During the antebellum decades, just what sphere of activity the national government encompassed wasdebatedamidst growing conflict-class, ethnic, partisan, and sectional. From theCambridge English Corpus How idealistic their non-compromising position was continues to bedebatedamong left-wing cadres to this day. From theCambridge English Corpus The mechanism of this improvement has beendebated. From theCambridge English Corpus Screening for prostate cancer continues to bedebatedand the results of large randomized trials are awaited. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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