ARGUE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of argue in English argueverb uk /ˈɑːɡ.juː/ us /ˈɑːrɡ.juː/

argue verb (DISAGREE)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 [ I ] to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them: argue over They were arguing over which film to go and see. The children are always arguing.argue with Kids, will you stop arguing with each other? to argue with someone
  • argueThe kids are always arguing about something.
  • have an argumentI had an argument with my sister.
  • fightThe two sides continue to fight over control of the assembly.
  • quarrelStop quarrelling, you two!
  • rowUK My parents were always rowing about money.
  • squabbleThey are still squabbling over who will get the big office.
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  • It's normal for couples to argue now and then.
  • When two of your best friends argue it puts you in a very awkward position.
  • They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.
  • My mother never takes sides when my brother and I argue.
  • Stop arguing with me, Daryl, and do as you're told!
Arguing & disagreeing
  • a bone of contention idiom
  • adversarial
  • agent provocateur
  • agitate for something
  • agitative
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • argue the toss idiom
  • battlefield
  • differ
  • flame
  • hammer
  • have a ding-dong
  • incongruent
  • make a case for something idiom
  • make a scene idiom
  • mike check
  • schism
  • throat
  • tussle
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argue verb (GIVE REASONS)

B2 [ I or T ] to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc.: argue against The senator argued against making cuts in military spending.argue for The senator argued for making cuts in military spending.argue in favour of The senator argued in favour of making cuts in military spending. [ + that ] The senator argued that cuts in military spending were needed. See also well argued argue the case formal to give reasons why you think that a particular idea is right or wrong: You can argue the case either way. See more
  • They argue that the membership of the Council does not reflect the racial make-up of the city.
  • Environmentalists argue that more goods should be transported by rail.
  • It's no longer possible to argue that crime is unconnected with unemployment.
  • Counsel for the defence argued convincingly that his client was not guilty.
  • He argued powerfully and persuasively against capital punishment.
Defining & explaining
  • account (to someone) for something phrasal verb
  • accountability
  • adumbration
  • annotation
  • annotator
  • demythologize
  • excuse
  • explaining
  • give someone to understand (that) phrase
  • go over phrasal verb
  • have explaining to do
  • histography
  • indefinably
  • sketch
  • spell
  • undefined
  • undescribable
  • viz.
  • walk
  • walk through something phrasal verb
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argue verb (SHOW)

[ T ] to show that something is true or exists: The evidence argues a change in policy. Showing and demonstrating
  • act out phrasal verb
  • attest
  • bespeak
  • breastbeating
  • bring
  • indicatively
  • indicator organism
  • leave nothing to the imagination
  • manifest
  • manifest itself in something
  • outlet
  • outline
  • reflect
  • reveal
  • tellingly
  • testimony
  • trace
  • tribute
  • unprivileged
  • unproved
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Idiom

argue the toss (Definition of argue from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

argue | American Dictionary

argueverb us /ˈɑr·ɡju/

argue verb (DISAGREE)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I ] to disagree esp. strongly and sometimes angrily in talking or discussing something: They argued about money. I can’t argue with you about that (= I agree with you).

argue verb (GIVE REASONS)

[ I/T ] to give the reasons for your opinion about the truth of something or to explain why you believe something should be done: [ I ] They argued for/against a tax cut. [ I/T ] law To argue is also to represent the case of someone in a court of law. (Definition of argue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of argue

argue On this basis it is argued that non-complex complement adverbs have to raise to an appropriate specifier. From the Cambridge English Corpus Central to nonconformist belief, he argues, was a vision of religious equality - a vision which has provided a long-lasting legacy. From the Cambridge English Corpus They argued the utility of commercial endeavours : merchants were proved loyal citizens. From the Cambridge English Corpus He argues that policy initiatives should aim to address all four of these elements. From the Cambridge English Corpus He argues that governance may spell the death of the social. From the Cambridge English Corpus They argued that cross-references between objects to express relationships are ambiguous; hence, better means are needed to characterise object structure and behaviour. From the Cambridge English Corpus A further point is that, as has been argued, the influences that affect the recording procedures will tend to produce under-recording. From the Cambridge English Corpus The realist argues that the same distinction can be made with respect to all our beliefs. From the Cambridge English Corpus Overall, the work is tightly argued and presents a unified, coherent structure throughout. From the Cambridge English Corpus We have argued for a physicalistic resurrection theory. From the Cambridge English Corpus I have argued that this line of reasoning is not cogent. From the Cambridge English Corpus To accept it, he argues, is to miss the sense in which a ritual says something. From the Cambridge English Corpus They argued that most of the purposes which the tax was intended to fund were not farmers' economic responsibility but rather a state responsibility. From the Cambridge English Corpus As argued above and in 4.1 below, consonantal prefixes s and v are actually in the onset of the stem syllable. From the Cambridge English Corpus Rather, she argues that all consonants are onset elements. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of argue These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of argue?

Translations of argue

in Chinese (Traditional) 爭執, 爭論, 爭吵… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 争执, 争论, 争吵… See more in Spanish discutir, argumentar, abogar… See more in Portuguese discutir, brigar, argumentar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian एखाद्याशी रागाने बोलणे, त्या व्यक्तीला सांगणे की तुम्ही त्यांच्याशी असहमत आहात, युक्तीवाद करणे… See more 口論する, 言い合う, (~であると)主張する… See more tartışmak, münakaşa etmek, bir fikri tartışmak… See more se disputer, débattre, argumenter… See more discutir, argumentar… See more redetwisten, pleiten, overreden… See more யாரிடமாவது கோபமாகப் பேசுவது, நீங்கள் அவர்களுடன் உடன்படவில்லை என்று அந்த நபரிடம் சொல்வது, உங்கள் கருத்து… See more (असहमति दिखाने हेतु) बहस करना, तर्क देना, वाद-विवाद करना… See more દલીલ કરવી, તર્ક કરી, દલીલ કરી… See more diskutere, argumentere, skændes… See more gräla, bråka, argumentera… See more bertengkar, bantah, memujuk… See more (sich) streiten, argumetieren, Gründe anführen… See more å krangle, argumentere, krangle… See more بحث کرنا, دلیل دینا, حجت کرنا… See more сперечатися, аргументувати, переконувати… See more వాదించడం, వాదించు… See more তর্ক, তর্ক করা, আপনার মতামত… See more přít se, hádat se, argumentovat pro/proti… See more bertengkar, membantah, mempertimbangkan… See more โต้เถียง, ถกเถียงเรื่อง, ชักชวนโดยให้เหตุผล… See more cãi nhau, phản đối, thuyết phục ai… See more kłócić się, argumentować, kłócić/spierać się… See more 말다툼하다, -라고 주장하다… See more discutere, litigare, polemizzare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of argue

  • argue cogently
  • counter-argue
  • argue for something
  • argue with someone
  • argue against something
  • argue the case phrase
  • argue the toss idiom
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  • argue the case phrase
  • argue the toss idiom
  • someone couldn't act, argue, fight, etc. their way out of a paper bag idiom
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    • Verb 
      • argue (DISAGREE)
      • argue (GIVE REASONS)
      • argue the case
      • argue (SHOW)
  • American   
    • Verb 
      • argue (DISAGREE)
      • argue (GIVE REASONS)
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