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- [ahr-gyoo]
- /ˈɑr gyu/
- /ˈɑːɡ.juː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-gyoo]
- /ˈɑr gyu/
Definitions of arguing word
- verb without object arguing to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment. 1
- verb without object arguing to contend in oral disagreement; dispute: The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill. 1
- verb with object arguing to state the reasons for or against: The lawyers argued the case. 1
- verb with object arguing to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report must be wrong. 1
- verb with object arguing to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan. 1
- verb with object arguing to show; prove; imply; indicate: His clothes argue poverty. 1
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Origin of arguing
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French arguer < Latin argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason), though Latin frequentative form attested only in sense “babble, chatter”
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Parts of speech for Arguing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arguing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
arguing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arguing
adjective arguing
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
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