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noun | verb disputedispute1 /dɪˈspyut/ ●○○ W3 noun ► in dispute The key issue in dispute (=being argued about) is the church’s plan to expand its bookstore. ► in dispute with Several unions are in dispute with the company over retirement benefits. ► labor dispute Employees are involved in a labor dispute (=argument between a union and a company) with the company and may go on strike. 1[countable, uncountable] a serious argument or disagreement: dispute between Several disputes have broken out between businesses competing for the best locations.dispute over Kahane killed the man in a dispute over money. The key issue in dispute (=being argued about) is the church’s plan to expand its bookstore. Several unions are in dispute with the company over retirement benefits. Employees are involved in a labor dispute (=argument between a union and a company) with the company and may go on strike.2be beyond dispute formal if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened: Ellen’s honesty is beyond dispute. noun | verb disputedispute2 ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYdispute2Origin: 1500-1600 Old French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss VERB TABLEdispute |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dispute | | he, she, it | disputes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | disputed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have disputed | | he, she, it | has disputed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had disputed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dispute | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have disputed |
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| Present | I | am disputing | | he, she, it | is disputing | | you, we, they | are disputing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was disputing | | you, we, they | were disputing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been disputing | | he, she, it | has been disputing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been disputing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be disputing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been disputing |
► hotly disputed What happened next is hotly disputed (=argued about with strong feelings). THESAURUSto have or express a different opinion from someone else► disagreeto have or express a different opinion from someone else: I totally disagree, Mike. It’s not a problem at all. ► differ formal if two or more people differ about something, they have different opinions from each other about it: Experts differ on the best way to solve the U.S.'s economic problems. ► be divided if a group of people are divided about something, they have very different opinions about it: The country was deeply divided about the war. ► take issue with something to say that you strongly disagree with someone or something: The mayor took issue with the way the story had been reported. ► dispute to say that you think that something is not correct or not true. Used especially in official or legal language: The lawyers for the defendant disputed the claim that he was a bad parent. ► dissent formal if a member of a group dissents from an official opinion or decision made by the group, the member disagrees with the decision: Only one of the nine judges dissented from the decision. 1[transitive] to say that you think something such as a statement or idea is not correct or true: The main facts have never been disputed.dispute that No one disputes that jazz started in the U.S.dispute something with somebody I disputed the charges with my credit card company.► see thesaurus at disagree2[intransitive, transitive] to argue or disagree with someone: Historians still dispute what really happened. What happened next is hotly disputed (=argued about with strong feelings).3[transitive] to argue with another country, group, or person about who owns or controls something: The two countries continue to dispute ownership of the islands. [Origin: 1500–1600 Old French desputer, from Latin disputare to discuss]—disputed adjective: a disputed territory |