1. issue

noun. ['ˈɪʃuː'] an important question that is in dispute and must be settled.

Rhymes with Issue

• reissue
• tissue

How do you pronounce issue?

Pronounce issue as ˈɪʃu.

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Sentences with issue

1. Noun, singular or mass
Depending on privacy settings, this may not be an issue.

2. Verb, base form
While she can issue a decision at the hearing, the judge often doesn't rule on the spot.

Quotes about issue

1. Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.
- B. H. Liddell Hart

2. We hope we are moving toward a world where sexual orientation is not an issue, because we hate the idea of a gay ghetto. I think that it's a real shame that people become restricted by their sexuality or define their whole lives by their sexuality.
- Neil Tennant

3. My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another.
- Hiam Abbass

2. issue

verb. ['ˈɪʃuː'] prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.

3. issue

verb. ['ˈɪʃuː'] bring out an official document (such as a warrant).

4. issue

verb. ['ˈɪʃuː'] circulate or distribute or equip with.

5. issue

verb. ['ˈɪʃuː'] come out of.

6. issue

noun. ['ˈɪʃuː'] one of a series published periodically.

7. issue

noun. ['ˈɪʃuː'] some situation or event that is thought about.

8. issue

noun. ['ˈɪʃuː'] the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity).

9. issue

verb. ['ˈɪʃuː'] make out and issue.

10. issue

noun. ['ˈɪʃuː'] an opening that permits escape or release.