argue
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See also argué
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), probably connected with Ancient Greek ἀργός (argos, “white, bright, etc.”); see argent, and compare declare (“literally to make clear”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
- (obsolete) To prove.
- To shows grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia:
- 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.
- 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia:
- (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.
- The two boys argued because of 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.
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from argue (verb)
Translations [edit]
intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints
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to have an argument, a quarrel
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transitive: present a viewpoint
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External links [edit]
- argue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- argue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
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
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
argue
- second-person singular present active imperative of arguō
