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argue out

argue out verb: to discuss to reach an agreed conclusion, or decision.

Verb

argue out (third-person singular simple present argues out, present participle arguing out, simple past and past participle argued out)

  1. To discuss to reach an agreed conclusion, or decision.
    • They also said the question of whether the anti-terrorism act did conflict with the convention, to be incorporated into British law on October 2, 2000, was for the prosecution and defence to argue out in court.1999 October 29, Richard Norton-Taylor, “Rights act 'to shake up legal system'”, in The Guardian

Forms of argue out

third-person singular presentargues out
present participlearguing out
past participleargued out
pastargued out

Questions about argue out

What does argue out mean?
Argue out means to discuss to reach an agreed conclusion, or decision.
What part of speech is argue out?
Argue out is a verb.
What is the past tense of argue out?
The past tense of argue out is argued out.

Words near argue out in the dictionary

  1. arguayoside
  2. argue
  3. argue down
  4. argue like a married couple
  5. argue like an old married couple
  6. argue out
  7. argue round and round
  8. argue the toss
  9. argued
  10. argued down
  11. argued like a married couple

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