argue
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.
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.
Origin of argue
1Other words from argue
- ar·gu·er, noun
- coun·ter·ar·gue, verb, coun·ter·ar·gued, coun·ter·ar·gu·ing.
- o·ver·ar·gue, verb, o·ver·ar·gued, o·ver·ar·gu·ing.
- re·ar·gue, verb, re·ar·gued, re·ar·gu·ing.
- well-argued, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for argue
/ (ˈɑːɡjuː) /
(intr) to quarrel; wrangle: they were always arguing until I arrived
(intr; often foll by for or against) to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
(tr; may take a clause as object) to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
(tr; often passive) to debate or discuss: the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
(tr) to persuade: he argued me into going
(tr) to give evidence of; suggest: her looks argue despair
Origin of argue
1Derived forms of argue
- arguer, noun
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