argue
verb (used without object)
to present reasons for or against a thing.
argued
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past participleof argue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof argue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
argueverb (used without object)to present reasons for or against a thing.
Example Sentences
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Justice Samuel Alito further argued that the law was “based on the technology of the 1980s,” when people had to “go to a Blockbuster store and get a VHS tape.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Krems argued in court that his client should be freed because his health is deteriorating in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
He argued that the device needed only a relatively modest increase in its uranium supply to become operational.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Any of those delays could have meant the police would have been unable to gather the evidence they wanted, they argued - and "given the gravity of this investigation", the police asked for search warrants.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Dissenters argued that true freedom and independence for Filipinos should be more important than American imperialism.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
