Topic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

some situation or event that is thought about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːpɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒpɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒpɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːpɪk/.

Examples

he didn't want to discuss that subject
it was a very sensitive topic
his letters were always on the theme of love

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theme subject matter issue

Parts of Speech

noun	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion “he didn't want to discuss that subject”
noun	some situation or event that is thought about “he kept drifting off the topic”

Word Forms

topical	adjective	of or relating to or arranged by topics
thematic	adjective	relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
matter	verb	have weight; have import, carry weight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Thema

der Gegenstand eines Gesprächs oder einer Diskussion

🇫🇷French

sujet

le sujet d'une conversation ou d'une discussion

🇪🇸Spanish

tema

el tema de una conversación o discusión

🇮🇹Italian

argomento

l'oggetto di una conversazione o di una discussione

🇳🇱Dutch

onderwerp

het onderwerp van een gesprek of discussie

🇵🇹Portuguese

tópico

o assunto de uma conversa ou discussão

🇷🇺Russian

тема

предмет разговора или обсуждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषय

बातचीत या चर्चा का विषय

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষয়

একটি কথোপকথন বা আলোচনার বিষয়বস্তু

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைப்பு

ஒரு உரையாடல் அல்லது விவாதத்தின் பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంశం

సంభాషణ లేదా చర్చ యొక్క విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषय

संभाषण किंवा चर्चेचा विषय

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિષય

વાતચીત અથવા ચર્ચાનો વિષય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಯ

ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚರ್ಚೆಯ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷയം

ഒരു സംഭാഷണത്തിൻ്റെയോ ചർച്ചയുടെയോ വിഷയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਾ

ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਚਰਚਾ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

موضوع

گفتگو یا بحث کا موضوع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

话题

谈话或讨论的主题

🇯🇵Japanese

トピック

会話やディスカッションの主題

🇰🇷Korean

주제

대화나 토론의 주제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề tài

chủ đề của một cuộc trò chuyện hoặc thảo luận

🇹🇭Thai

หัวข้อ

เรื่องของการสนทนาหรือการอภิปราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

topik

pokok pembicaraan atau diskusi

🇵🇭Filipino

paksa

paksa ng usapan o talakayan

🇲🇾Malay

topik

perkara perbualan atau perbincangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنوان

موضوع المحادثة أو المناقشة

🇮🇷Persian

موضوع

موضوع یک گفتگو یا بحث

🇹🇷Turkish

başlık

bir konuşmanın veya tartışmanın konusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹשֵׂא

הנושא של שיחה או דיון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'topic'?

The primary meaning of 'topic' is 'the subject matter of a conversation or discussion'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'topic' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'topic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'topic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'topic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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