argue
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See also argué
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English arguen < Old French arguer < Latin arguere (“‘to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse’”), probably connected with Ancient Greek ἀργός (argos), “‘white, bright, etc.’”); see argent, and cf. declare (“‘literally to make clear’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈaɹ.ɡju/
- Schoolbook Phonetics: (ärʹgū)
- Last Resort Phonetics: AHR-gyoo
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[edit] Verb
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to argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
- (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
- 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.
- (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.
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[edit] Translations
intransitive: debate
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have an argument
transitive: present a viewpoint
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[edit] External links
- argue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- argue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Verb
argue
- first-person singular present indicative of arguer.
- third-person singular present indicative of arguer.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of arguer.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of arguer.
- second-person singular imperative of arguer.