Definisi : ~ /with os., in o’s mind/, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang, berkira-kira: e ~d with himself before making the decision, dia berfikir-fikir sebelum membuat keputusan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ /about, on, upon/, memperdebatkan, mendebatkan, mem(per)bahaskan: they ~d on the question of legalised abortion, mereka memperdebatkan soal pengguguran kandungan yg dibenarkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. discuss formally, mendebatkan, memperdebatkan, mem(per)bahaskan: the issue will be ~d in Parliament, isu itu akan diperdebatkan di Parlimen; 2. discuss informally, mendebatkan; 3. deliberate upon, consider, menimbang-nimbangkan, mempertimbangkan: debating what to do next, menimbang-nimbangkan apa yg hendak dilakukan selepas itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. engage in formal discussion, berdebat, berbahas: they were still debating when the House rose, mereka masih berdebat apabila Dewan bersurai; 2. engage in informal discussion, berdebat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. formal discussion, perdebatan, perbahasan: parliamentary ~, perdebatan parlimen; 2. informal discussion, berdebat: after the lengthy ~ they decided to drop the matter, selepas berdebat dgn panjang lebar mereka memutuskan utk melupakan perkara itu; 3. (contest) pertandingan bahas: an inter-school ~, pertandingan bahas antara sekolah; /in, under/ ~, yg /di(per)bahaskan, di(per)debatkan, dipersoalkan/: the issue under ~, isu yg diperbahaskan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)