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Definition of issue_1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... 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FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. problem/worry [countable]aproblemorworrythatsomebodyhaswithsomethingIfyouhaveanyissues,pleasecallthisnumber.Thecommunityisworkingtogethertoaddresssocialissuesandproblems.Alltechnicalissueshavenowbeenresolved.Millerdecidedtotackletheissueheadon.Seriousissuesaroseduringthedevelopmentofthenewproduct.Moneyisnotanissue.I'mnotbotheredaboutthecost—you'retheonewho'smakingitanissue.issueabout/aroundsomebody/somethingShe'salwaysonadiet—shehasissuesaboutfood.Youngpeoplesometimesstrugglewithissuesaroundbodyimage.issuewithsomebody/somethingHestillhassomeissueswithwomen(=hassomeproblemsdealingwiththem).seealsonon-issueExtraExamplesIdon'tthinkmyprivatelifeistheissuehere.BecauseIgrewupinadysfunctionalfamily,angerisabigissueforme.Anumberofissuesareaffectingthedairyindustry.Securityhasbecomearealissue.Don'thesitatetocontactusaboutanyissuesandconcernsthatyoumayhave.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivebigburningcentral……ofissuesnumberrangeseries…verb+issueraisedebatediscuss…issue+verbarisesurroundsomethingunderliesomething…prepositionatissueonan/​theissueissue about…phrasesmakeanissueofsomethingSeefullentry magazine/newspaper[countable]oneofaregularseriesofmagazinesornewspaperstheJulyissueof‘WhatCar?’Thearticleappearedinissue25.anarticleinthecurrentissueof‘Newsweek’seealsobackissueOxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivecurrentbackspecial…verb+issuebringoutpublishissue+verbcomeoutgoonsalebeout…prepositioninan/​theissueSeefullentryofstamps/coins/shares[countable]anumberorsetofthingsthataresuppliedandmadeavailableatthesametimeThecompanyisplanninganewshareissue.aspecialissueofstampsseealsostandardissuemakingavailable/known[uncountable]theactofsupplyingormakingavailablethingsforpeopletobuyoruseIboughtasetofthenewstampsonthedateofissue.issueofsomethingtosomebodytheissueofblanketstotherefugeesseealsorightsissue[uncountable]theactofformallymakingsomethingknowntopeopletheissueofajointstatementbytheFrenchandGermanforeignministerschildren[uncountable](law)childrenofyourownHediedwithoutissue. WordOriginMiddleEnglish(inthesense‘outflowing’):fromOldFrench,basedonLatinexitus,pastparticipleofexire‘goout’.IdiomsbeatissuetobethemostimportantpartofthesubjectthatisbeingdiscussedWhatisatissueiswhethershewasresponsibleforheractions.forcetheissuetodosomethingtomakepeopletakeadecisionquicklyTopicsPreferencesanddecisionsc2takeissuewithsomebody(about/on/oversomething)(formal)tostartdisagreeingorarguingwithsomebodyaboutsomethingImusttakeissuewithyouonthatpoint.TopicsOpinionandargumentc2SeeissueintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeissueintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: issue Otherresults Allmatches issueverb non-issuenoun backissuenoun issuefrom sideissuenoun wedgeissuenoun rightsissuenoun TheBigIssue standardissuenoun standard-issueadjective backissue issuefromsomething forcetheissue muddythewaters,issue,etc. Seemore Phrasalverbs issuefromsomething Idioms forcetheissue muddythewaters,issue,etc. Nearbywords Israelitenoun AlecIssigonis issuenoun issueverb issuefromphrasalverb article noun     FromtheWordlist OPALspokenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay