argueverb
uk/ˈɑːɡ.juː/us/ˈɑːrɡ.juː/argue verb (DISAGREE)
B1 [ I ] to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them:
The children are always arguing.
Kids, will you stop arguing with each other?
They were arguing over/about which film to go and see.
More examples
- 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!
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Arguing & disagreeing
- afoul
- beg
- bet
- bicker
- cat
- conflicting
- contestation
- contrarian
- exchange words idiom
- gherao
- have a bone to pick with sb idiom
- lock
- make a case for sth idiom
- mano a mano
- row 1
- slang
- slug
- spar
- split
- wrangle
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argue verb (GIVE REASONS)
B2 [ I or T ] to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc.:
The senator argued for/in favour of/against making cuts in military spending.
[ + that ] The senator argued that cuts in military spending were needed.
You can argue the case either way.
See also
well argued
More examples
- 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defining & explaining
- (do you) see what I mean? idiom
- account (to sb) for sth
- accountable
- cast
- clarify
- convey
- demystify
- descriptive
- every picture tells a story idiom
- evocative
- evoke
- explicable
- explicate
- fill
- get sth across
- mean
- scene
- schematic
- that is to say ... idiom
- unfold
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argue verb (SHOW)
[ T ] to show that something is true or exists:
The evidence argues a change in policy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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Idiom(s)
argue the toss