argue
English
Etymology
From Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more.
Verb
argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
- To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia:
- To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable.
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia:
- (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
- He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
- He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
- The two boys argued because of disagreement about the science project.
- (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
- (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
- He argued his point.
- He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
- (obsolete, transitive) To prove.
Derived terms
terms derived from argue (verb)
Related terms
Translations
intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints
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to have an argument, a quarrel
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transitive: present a viewpoint
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External links
- argue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- argue in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡy/
Verb
argue
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡu.e/, [ˈar.ɡʊ.ɛ]
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