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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•gue /ˈɑrgyu/USA pronunciation v., -gued, -gu•ing. - to present or state reasons for or against a thing: [no object]argued in favor of capital punishment.[~ + for/against + object]argued for capital punishment.[~ + object]to argue a case.[~ + that clause]His essay argued that the death penalty should be abolished.
- to disagree or quarrel;
dispute:[no object]have been arguing all day. - to persuade:[~ + object + out of + object]We tried to argue her out of the idea.
argue is a verb, argument is a noun, argumentative is an adjective:I argued with her about the money. We had an argument about money. He was in a very argumentative mood. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•gue (är′gyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., -gued, -gu•ing. v.i. - to present reasons for or against a thing:He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- to contend in oral disagreement;
dispute:The Senator argued with the President about the new tax bill.
v.t. - to state the reasons for or against:The lawyers argued the case.
- to maintain in reasoning:to argue that the news report must be wrong.
- to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning:to argue someone out of a plan.
- to show;
prove;
imply;
indicate:His clothes argue poverty.
- Latin argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason), though Latin frequentative form attested only in sense "babble, chatter''
- Anglo-French, Old French arguer
- Middle English 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged, 2. Argue, debate, discuss imply using reasons or proofs to support or refute an assertion, proposition, or principle. Argue implies presenting one's reasons:The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure;
it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way:His parents argue all the time.To discuss is to present varied opinions and views:to discuss ways and means.To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, esp. on public questions:to debate a proposed amendment.
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