issuing
part of speech
verb form (issue, issues, issued, issuing); also part of the noun issue (an issue, issues)
meaning for a pupil
1) Giving out or officially supplying something (issuing tickets, issuing books). tree →
2) Officially making something public (issuing a warning, issuing a statement). tree →
3) (formal, old) Coming or flowing out (smoke issuing from the chimney). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the library, the librarian is issuing books to pupils. In safety and the news, the weather service is issuing a warning for storms. In stories: smoke issuing from a dragon's nose. Phrases: issuing a warning, issuing tickets, issuing passports.
examples
- The librarian is issuing new library cards today. tree →
- The weather office is issuing a flood warning. tree →
- The teacher was issuing worksheets to every table. tree →
- Smoke was issuing from the chimney (formal). tree →
- The bank is issuing new coins. tree →
- The office is issuing passports more slowly this month. tree →
- They are issuing a statement about the school closure. tree →
- Never were their hearts gladdened by the song and dance of the children issuing forth from amongst the ancient oaks of the forest. tree →
note
-ing form of "issue" (drop no letters: issue + ing loses the e: issuing). Noun "issue" also means a problem (an issue with the computer) or one edition of a magazine. In maths problems, "issuing 3 books to each of 8 pupils" means 3 × 8 = 24 books given out.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «issuing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.