"issue" meaning in All languages combined

See issue on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪsju/ Audio: en-us-issue.ogg [US] Forms: issue [singular], issues [plural]
enPR: ĭsyo͞o Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.
    Sense id: simple-issue-en-noun-T93Sis-E
  2. An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.
    Sense id: simple-issue-en-noun-F3AA6SfM

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪsju/ Audio: en-us-issue.ogg [US] Forms: issue [canonical], issues [third-person, singular], issued [past], issued [past, participle], issuing [present, participle]
enPR: ĭsyo͞o Head templates: {{verb|issu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.
    Sense id: simple-issue-en-verb-TSYCbFN-
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          "text": "The governments of Canada and the United States jointly issued a statement about the recent crash."
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