argue
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Etymology
From Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more. Displaced native Old English flītan and reċċan.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡju
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 [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 69:
- 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.
- (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
- 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 over a 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.
- 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN, page 192:
- Food manufacturers would argue that food additives and chemical-laden packaging extend shelf life, keep food production costs down, and enhance flavors; chemical manufacturers would argue that their various pesticides and herbicides protect crops and help farmers.
- (obsolete, transitive) To prove.
- (obsolete, transitive) To accuse.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints
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to have an argument, a quarrel
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to present a viewpoint
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Further reading
- “argue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “argue”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *arganum (“capstan”), variation of organum (“instrument, tool”).
Pronunciation
Noun
argue m (plural argues)
Related terms
Further reading
- “argue” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Alternative forms
- 丫撬 (aa1 giu4)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa1 giu4
- Yale: ā gìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa1 giu4
- Guangdong Romanization: a1 giu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː⁵⁵ kiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
argue
References
Pronunciation
Verb
argue
- inflection of arguer:
Anagrams
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡu.e/, [ˈärɡuɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡu.e/, [ˈärɡue]
Verb
argue
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