Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-gyoo]
- /wɛl ˈɑːrɡ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahr-gyoo]
- /wɛl ˈɑːrɡ-/
Definitions of well-argued word
- verb without object well-argued to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment. 1
- verb without object well-argued to contend in oral disagreement; dispute: The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill. 1
- verb with object well-argued to state the reasons for or against: The lawyers argued the case. 1
- verb with object well-argued to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report must be wrong. 1
- verb with object well-argued to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan. 1
- verb with object well-argued to show; prove; imply; indicate: His clothes argue poverty. 1
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Origin of well-argued
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 Well-argued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
well-argued 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".
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