argue
UK/ˈɑː.ɡjuː//ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
argue verb: to show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
Verb
argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
- To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- The new increase in crime argues for even tougher jail sentences, according to some.
- 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 [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 69
- To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
- 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.
- To have an argument, a quarrel.
- Dave Merrill: You and Dad were arguing again.
Kate Merrill: We weren't arguing. We were talking... loudly.1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders
- Synonyms:
- altercate, bicker, wrangle, remonstrate
- Dave Merrill: You and Dad were arguing again.
- 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.
- To prove.
- To accuse.
Proper noun capitalized: Argue
Argue (plural Argues)
- A surname.
argue meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
argue in Hindi
- to argue, debate
- बहस करना bahas karnā
- to argue
- लड़ना laṛnā
- to argue, quarrel, squabble
- लड़ाई करना laṛāī karnā
argue in Tamil
- வாதாடு, வழக்காடு, சொல்லாடு, வாதிடு, காரணங்காட்டி நிலைநாட்டு, மெய்ப்பி
argue in Marathi
- to have an argument, a quarrel
- भांडणे bhāṇḍṇe
argue in Urdu
- to argue, quarrel
- لڑنا laṛnā
More languagesFewer languages
- argue in Bengali
- তর্ক torko
- argue in Telugu
- వాదించు vādiñcu, తర్కించు tarkiñcu
- argue in Malayalam
- വാദിക്കുക vādikkuka
- argue in Kannada
- ಚರ್ಚಿಸು carcisu
- argue in Punjabi
- ਲੜਨਾ laṛnā, لڑنا laṛnā
- argue in Gujarati
- દલીલ કરવી, દલીલ કરવા
- argue in Odia
- ଯୁକ୍ତିତର୍କ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଯୁକ୍ତିତର୍କ କରିବା, ଯୁକ୍ତି କରିବା
- argue in Nepali
- तर्क गर्न
- argue in Arabic
- جَادَلَ jādala, حَاجَّ ḥājja, نَاقَشَ nāqaša
- argue in Indonesian
- membantahkan, memperdebatkan
- argue in Persian
- دعوا کردن da'vâ kardan
- argue in Thai
- เถียง tǐiang, ถก tòk, ทะเลาะ tá-lɔ́
- argue in Vietnamese
- tranh luận, cãi
- argue in Myanmar
- ရန်ဖြစ် ranhprac
Examples of argue in a sentence
- The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project.
- Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation.1997, Rufa'i Ahmed Alkali, The World Bank and Nigeria, page 10:
- Nonetheless, Girard argues, the very fact that Christians have chosen to forgive and thus not to answer violence directly with violence is itself already a huge victory.2008 November 24, Giles Fraser, “On the Genealogy of Morals, part 5: Breaking the cycle of conflict”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Synonyms of argue
Forms of argue
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | argues |
| present participle | arguing |
| past participle | argued |
| past | argued |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Argues |
Origin of argue
From Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more. Displaced native Old English flītan and reċċan.
Words formed from argue
Phrases with argue
Questions about argue
- What does argue mean?
- Argue means to show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- What is argue in Hindi?
- Argue in Hindi is बहस करना (bahas karnā), लड़ना (laṛnā), लड़ाई करना (laṛāī karnā). See Argue meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use argue in a sentence?
- The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project.
- What part of speech is argue?
- Argue can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce argue?
- Argue is pronounced /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of argue?
- The past tense of argue is argued.
Words near argue in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: argue (page history and authors); Argue (page history and authors); बहस करना (Hindi) (page history and authors); argue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); لڑنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); తర్కించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಚರ್ಚಿಸು (Kannada) (page history and authors); لڑنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); argue (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argue (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argue (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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