Issued Issue Bre Statement Police Document Stamps Past

• they issued a joint statement denying the charges.
• the police have issued an appeal for witnesses.
• to issue passports/visas/tickets
• new members will be issued with a temporary identity card.

issue

1. to make something known formally
• They issued a joint statement denying the charges.
• The police have issued an appeal for witnesses.
2. to give something to somebody, especially officially
• to issue passports/visas/tickets
• New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.
• Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them.
3. to start a legal process against somebody, especially by means of an official document
• to issue a writ against somebody
• A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
4. to produce something such as a magazine, article, etc.
• We issue a monthly newsletter.
5. to produce new stamps, coins, shares, etc. for sale to the public
• They issued a special set of stamps to mark the occasion.

Extra Examples

• Arrest warrants were issued against 16 of the protesters.
• He left the company and promptly issued a writ claiming $45 million in damages.
• In a statement issued directly to the public on Thursday…
• Some of the police were issued with rifles.
• The new guidelines have been issued to all doctors.
• The safest cheques are those issued directly by the bank—known as bankers’ draughts.
• a document issued jointly by the Treasury and the Home Office
• a document issued jointly by the two departments
• a statement issued on behalf of the UN Secretary-General
• newly issued banknotes
• newly issued stamps
• the bank which formally issues and handles these credit cards
• The Royal Mail issued a special set of stamps to mark the occasion.
• We can issue a passport within a day.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they issue
• he / she / it issues
• past simple issued
• past participle issued
• -ing form issuing

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘outflowing’): from Old French, based on Latin exitus, past participle of exire ‘go out’.