ALL meanings of argue
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A a - verb argue If you argue that something is true, you state it and give the reasons why you think it is true. 3
- verb argue If you argue for something, you say why you agree with it, in order to persuade people that it is right. If you argue against something, you say why you disagree with it, in order to persuade people that it is wrong. 3
- verb argue If you argue, you support your opinions with evidence in an ordered or logical way. 3
- verb argue If you say that no-one can argue with a particular fact or opinion, you are emphasizing that it is obviously true and so everyone must accept it. 3
- verb argue to quarrel; wrangle 3
- verb argue to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason 3
- verb argue to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain 3
- verb argue to debate or discuss 3
- verb argue to persuade 3
- verb argue to give evidence of; suggest 3
- intransitive verb argue to give reasons (for or against a proposal, proposition, etc.) 3
- intransitive verb argue to have a disagreement; quarrel; dispute 3
- verb transitive argue to give reasons for and against; discuss; debate 3
- verb transitive argue to try to prove by giving reasons; maintain; contend 3
- verb transitive argue to give evidence of; seem to prove; indicate 3
- verb transitive argue to persuade (into or out of an opinion, etc.) by giving reasons 3
- verb argue If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue. 3
- verb argue If you tell someone not to argue with you, you want them to do or believe what you say without protest or disagreement. 3
- verb argue If you argue with someone about something, you discuss it with them, with each of you giving your different opinions. 3
- noun argue Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view. 1
- verb without object argue to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment. 1
- verb without object argue to contend in oral disagreement; dispute: The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill. 1
- verb with object argue to state the reasons for or against: The lawyers argued the case. 1
- verb with object argue to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report must be wrong. 1
- verb with object argue to persuade, drive, etc., by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan. 1
- verb with object argue to show; prove; imply; indicate: His clothes argue poverty. 1
- intransitive verb argue quarrel 1
- intransitive verb argue disagree 1
- intransitive verb argue give reasons in favour 1
- transitive verb argue assert, maintain 1
- intransitive verb argue reason, debate 1
- transitive verb argue put forward: a case 1
- verb argue (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To prove. 0
- verb argue To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. 0
- verb argue (Intransitive Verb) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints. 0
- verb argue (Intransitive Verb) To have an argument, a quarrel. 0
- verb argue (Transitive Verb) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor). 0