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ar·gue
(är′gyo͞o)v. ar·gued, ar·gu·ing, ar·gues
v.tr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: "It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them" (Paul Craig Roberts).
2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend: The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
3. To give evidence of; indicate: "Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent" (Isaac Asimov).
4. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.
v.intr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against something: argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.
2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute: We need to stop arguing and engage in constructive dialogue.
[Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argūtāre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]
ar′gu·er n.
Synonyms: argue, quarrel1, wrangle, squabble, bicker
These verbs denote verbal exchange involving disagreement or conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: "I am not arguing with you—I am telling you" (James McNeill Whistler).
It is also often used of more heated exchanges: The couple argued for hours over who was at fault.
Quarrel denotes angry, often ongoing conflict: The band quarreled with their manager over money.
It can also refer to continuing disputes of a public or professional nature: "Experts still quarrel about the ultimate cause of Alzheimer's [disease]" (Geoffrey Cowley).
Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: "audiences ... who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses" (Sheila Benson).
Squabble and bicker both suggest sharp, persistent, bad-tempered infighting, often of a petty nature: "A nobility of warriors ... they squabbled endlessly on political matters, resolving the problems of dynastic succession with one bloodbath after another" (Carlos Fuentes). The senators bickered about adjustments to the tax proposal for weeks. See Also Synonyms at discuss.
These verbs denote verbal exchange involving disagreement or conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: "I am not arguing with you—I am telling you" (James McNeill Whistler).
It is also often used of more heated exchanges: The couple argued for hours over who was at fault.
Quarrel denotes angry, often ongoing conflict: The band quarreled with their manager over money.
It can also refer to continuing disputes of a public or professional nature: "Experts still quarrel about the ultimate cause of Alzheimer's [disease]" (Geoffrey Cowley).
Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: "audiences ... who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses" (Sheila Benson).
Squabble and bicker both suggest sharp, persistent, bad-tempered infighting, often of a petty nature: "A nobility of warriors ... they squabbled endlessly on political matters, resolving the problems of dynastic succession with one bloodbath after another" (Carlos Fuentes). The senators bickered about adjustments to the tax proposal for weeks. See Also Synonyms at discuss.
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argue
(ˈɑːɡjuː)vb, -gues, -guing or -gued
1. (intr) to quarrel; wrangle: they were always arguing until I arrived.
2. (intr; often foll by for or against) to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
4. (tr; often passive) to debate or discuss: the case was fully argued before agreement was reached.
5. (tr) to persuade: he argued me into going.
6. (tr) to give evidence of; suggest: her looks argue despair.
[C14: from Old French arguer to assert, charge with, from Latin arguere to make clear, accuse; related to Latin argūtus clear, argentum silver]
ˈarguer n
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ar•gue
(ˈɑr gyu)v. -gued, -gu•ing. v.i.
1. to present reasons for or against a thing: to argue in favor of capital punishment.
2. to contend in oral disagreement; dispute: to argue with a colleague; to argue about the new tax bill.
v.t. 3. to state the reasons for or against: to argue a case.
4. to maintain in reasoning: to argue that the news report was biased.
5. to persuade or compel by reasoning: to argue someone out of a plan.
6. to show; indicate: His answer argues careful thought.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French arguer < Latin argūtāre, -ārī, frequentative of arguere to prove, assert, accuse (Medieval Latin: argue, reason)]
ar′gu•er, n.
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argue
Past participle: argued
Gerund: arguing
| Imperative |
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| argue |
| argue |
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| I argue |
| you argue |
| he/she/it argues |
| we argue |
| you argue |
| they argue |
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| I argued |
| you argued |
| he/she/it argued |
| we argued |
| you argued |
| they argued |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am arguing |
| you are arguing |
| he/she/it is arguing |
| we are arguing |
| you are arguing |
| they are arguing |
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| I have argued |
| you have argued |
| he/she/it has argued |
| we have argued |
| you have argued |
| they have argued |
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| I was arguing |
| you were arguing |
| he/she/it was arguing |
| we were arguing |
| you were arguing |
| they were arguing |
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| I had argued |
| you had argued |
| he/she/it had argued |
| we had argued |
| you had argued |
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| I will argue |
| you will argue |
| he/she/it will argue |
| we will argue |
| you will argue |
| they will argue |
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| I will have argued |
| you will have argued |
| he/she/it will have argued |
| we will have argued |
| you will have argued |
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| I will be arguing |
| you will be arguing |
| he/she/it will be arguing |
| we will be arguing |
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| I have been arguing |
| you have been arguing |
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| we have been arguing |
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| I will have been arguing |
| you will have been arguing |
| he/she/it will have been arguing |
| we will have been arguing |
| you will have been arguing |
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| I had been arguing |
| you had been arguing |
| he/she/it had been arguing |
| we had been arguing |
| you had been arguing |
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| I would argue |
| you would argue |
| he/she/it would argue |
| we would argue |
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| I would have argued |
| you would have argued |
| he/she/it would have argued |
| we would have argued |
| you would have argued |
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Verb 1. [画像:argue - present reasons and arguments]argue - present reasons and arguments
re-argue - argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign"
present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
expostulate - reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
2. [画像:argue - have an argument about something]argue - have an argument about something
stickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)
spar - fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"
bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, quibble, niggle - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
3. [画像:argue - give evidence of]argue - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
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argue
verb
1. quarrel, fight, row, clash, dispute, disagree, feud, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have an argument, cross swords, be at sixes and sevens, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, bandy words, altercate They were still arguing. I could hear them down the road.
2. discuss, debate, dispute, thrash out, exchange views on, controvert The two of them were arguing this point.
argue someone into something persuade someone to, convince someone to, talk someone into, prevail upon someone to, talk someone round to
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argue
verb2. To engage in a quarrel:
argue into
To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.
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Translations
شجرناقشيُجادِلُ يُجادِل، يَتَجادَل مَعيُقْنِع
hádat sepřemluvitpřesvědčitpřít sevysvětlit
diskuteredrøfteforsvareovertaleargumentere
kiistellä
raspravljati
érvekkel alátámasztlebeszélvitat
deila, rífaströkræîatelja
立証する論ずる
논쟁하다
argumentasatkalbinėtibūti priešbūti užginčas
argumentētatrunātiestātiespārliecinātpierādīt
argumentovaťzdôvodniť
prepirati sepričkati sezavzemati se
argumenterabråkahävda
โต้เถียง
tranh luận
argue
[ˈɑːgjuː]A. VI
1. (= disagree) → discutir ; (= fight) → pelearse
his parents were always arguing → sus padres estaban siempre discutiendo or peleándose
he started arguing with the referee → empezó a discutir con el árbitro
to argue (with sb) about or over sth → discutir or pelearse (con algn) por algo
they were arguing about what to do next → estaban discutiendo sobre qué hacer después
she achieved it, you can't argue with that → lo logró, eso es indiscutible
I didn't dare argue → no me atreví a llevar la contraria
just get in and don't argue (with me)! → ¡entra y no (me) discutas!
his parents were always arguing → sus padres estaban siempre discutiendo or peleándose
he started arguing with the referee → empezó a discutir con el árbitro
to argue (with sb) about or over sth → discutir or pelearse (con algn) por algo
they were arguing about what to do next → estaban discutiendo sobre qué hacer después
she achieved it, you can't argue with that → lo logró, eso es indiscutible
I didn't dare argue → no me atreví a llevar la contraria
just get in and don't argue (with me)! → ¡entra y no (me) discutas!
2. (= reason) he argues well → presenta sus argumentos de modo convincente, razona bien
to argue against sth → dar razones en contra de algo
to argue against doing sth → dar razones para que no se haga algo
to argue for sth → abogar por algo
he argued for the president's powers to be restricted → abogó en favor de que se limitaran los poderes del presidente
he argues from a deeply religious conviction → sus argumentos parten de una profunda convicción religiosa
to argue against sth → dar razones en contra de algo
to argue against doing sth → dar razones para que no se haga algo
to argue for sth → abogar por algo
he argued for the president's powers to be restricted → abogó en favor de que se limitaran los poderes del presidente
he argues from a deeply religious conviction → sus argumentos parten de una profunda convicción religiosa
3. (= indicate)
his lack of experience argues against him → su falta de experiencia es un factor en su contra
it argues well for him → es un elemento a su favor
his lack of experience argues against him → su falta de experiencia es un factor en su contra
it argues well for him → es un elemento a su favor
B. VT
2. (= persuade) he argued me into/out of going → me convenció de que fuera/no fuera
he argued his way out of getting the sack → consiguió que no lo despidieran con buenos razonamientos
he argued his way out of getting the sack → consiguió que no lo despidieran con buenos razonamientos
3. (= maintain) → sostener
to argue that → sostener que
he argued that it couldn't be done → sostenía que no se podía hacer
it could be argued that we are not doing enough → se podría decir que no estamos haciendo lo suficiente
to argue that → sostener que
he argued that it couldn't be done → sostenía que no se podía hacer
it could be argued that we are not doing enough → se podría decir que no estamos haciendo lo suficiente
4. (= cite, claim) (esp Jur) → alegar
the defence argued diminished responsibility → la defensa alegó un atenuante de responsabilidad
the defence argued diminished responsibility → la defensa alegó un atenuante de responsabilidad
5. to argue a case
5.2. (fig) a well argued case → un argumento bien expuesto
to argue the case for sth → abogar en favor de algo
to argue the case for sth → abogar en favor de algo
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argue
[ˈɑːrgjuː] vi
(= quarrel) → se disputer
They never stop arguing → Ils n'arrêtent pas de se disputer.
to argue about sth, to argue over sth → se disputer au sujet de qch
to argue about sth with sb → se disputer avec qn au sujet de qch
They never stop arguing → Ils n'arrêtent pas de se disputer.
to argue about sth, to argue over sth → se disputer au sujet de qch
to argue about sth with sb → se disputer avec qn au sujet de qch
(= put one's case) → argumenter
to argue for sth, to argue in favour of sth → se prononcer en faveur de qch
to argue against sth → se prononcer contre qch
to argue for sth, to argue in favour of sth → se prononcer en faveur de qch
to argue against sth → se prononcer contre qch
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argue
vi
(= dispute) → streiten ; (= quarrel) → sich streiten ; (about trivial things) → sich zanken ; he is always arguing → er widerspricht ständig, er muss immer streiten ; there’s no arguing with him → mit ihm kann man nicht reden ; don’t argue (with me)! → keine Widerrede!; don’t argue with your mother! → du sollst deiner Mutter nicht widersprechen!; I don’t want to argue, if you don’t want to → ich will mich nicht streiten, wenn Sie nicht wollen; there is no point in arguing → da erübrigt sich jede (weitere) Diskussion ; you can’t argue with a line of tanks → mit Panzern kann man nicht diskutieren ; a 25% increase, you can’t argue with that (inf) → eine 25%ige Erhöhung, da kann man nichts sagen (inf) → or nicht meckern (inf); he wasn’t used to employees arguing → Angestellte, die ihre Meinung sagten, war er nicht gewöhnt
(= present reasons) to argue for or in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of something → für etw sprechen ; (in book) → sich für etw aussprechen ; to argue against something → gegen etw sprechen ; (in book) → sich gegen etw aussprechen ; to argue from a position of ... → von einem or dem Standpunkt ... (gen) → aus argumentieren ; this argues in his favour (Brit) or favor (US) → das spricht zu seinen Gunsten ; just one thing argues against him/it → nur eins spricht gegen ihn/dagegen
vt
(= debate) case, matter → diskutieren, erörtern ; (Jur) → vertreten ; a well argued case → ein gut begründeter or dargelegter Fall ; to argue a case for reform → die Sache der Reform vertreten ; to argue one’s way out of something → sich aus etw herausreden
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argue
[ˈɑːgjuː]1. vi
a. (dispute) → litigare
to argue about sth (with sb) → litigare per or a proposito di qc (con qn)
don't argue! → senza tante discussioni!, non discutere!
to argue about sth (with sb) → litigare per or a proposito di qc (con qn)
don't argue! → senza tante discussioni!, non discutere!
2. vt (debate, case, matter) → dibattere, discutere ; (persuade) to argue sb into doing sth → persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
to argue that ... (maintain) → sostenere or affermare che...
to argue that ... (maintain) → sostenere or affermare che...
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argue
(ˈaːgjuː) verb1. (with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way. I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is! argumenteer يُجادِل، يَتَجادَل مَع споря discutir přít se, hádat se streiten diskutere; argumentere; skændes λογομαχώ discutir vaidlema جروبحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن riidellä se disputer לְהִתוַכֵח बहस करना svađati se vitatkozik bertengkar, membantah deila, rífast discutere; litigare 言い合う 설득하여 ...하게(그만두게) 하다 ginčytis strīdēties bertengkar redetwisten krangle, trette, diskutere kłócić/spierać się خبری اتری، مشاجره کول، جروبحث کول discutir a se certa (pentru/în legătură cu) спорить hádať sa pričkati se svađati se gräla, bråka โต้เถียง tartışmak, münakaşa etmek 爭辯 сперечатися بحث کرنا cãi nhau 争辩
2. (with for, ~against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something. I argued for/against accepting the plan. aanvoer يُقَيِّم الحِجَّه обсъждам argumentar argumentovat pro/proti argumetieren, Gründe anführen argumentere επιχειρηματολογώ argüir, argumentar põhjendusi esitama دلیل آوردن perustella plaider לִטְעוֹן בְּעַד אוֹ נֶגֶד दलील देना navoditi razloge érvel (vmi mellett, vmi ellen), vitat vmit mempertimbangkan rökræða parlare 主張する 입증하다 būti už/prieš iestāties (par, pret) bantah pleiten argumentere for/mot wysuwać argumenty (za, przeciw) دلیل ویل argumentar a pleda (pentru/împotriva) аргументировать argumentovať zavzemati se raspravljati argumentera, anföra skäl ถกเถียงเรื่อง tartışmak 辯論 аргументувати دلیل دینا ، استدلال کرنا phản đối 辩论
3. (with into, ~out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something. I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress. oortuig, oorreed يُقْنِع убеждавам persuadir přesvědčit, přemluvit; zrazovat überreden drøfte; overtale πείθω persuadir de/a(positivo); disuadir de (negativo) veenma متقاعد کردن houkutella persuader לשַכנֵע आपत्ति करना odgovarati rábeszél, lebeszél membujuk telja (á/af) persuadere, convincere 説得する 설득하다 įkalbinėti, atkalbinėti pārliecināt; pierunāt; atrunāt memujuk overreden overtale przekonywać متقاعد کول persuadir a convinge (să/să nu) убеждать presvedčiť, prehovoriť prepričati argumentovati övertala ชักชวนโดยให้เหตุผล ikna etmek 說服 переконувати, відговорювати اپنی بات پر زور دینا thuyết phục ai 说服
4. to discuss, giving one's reasoning. She argued the point very cleverly. bespreek, debatteer يُناقِش разисквам discutir vysvětlit, zdůvodnit begründen diskutere; forsvare συζητώ sostener väitlema استدلال کردن neuvotella soutenir לַדוּן जिरह करना raspravljati érvekkel alátámaszt mengemukakan rökræða sostenere 議論する 주장하다 įrodinėti, teigti, pagrįsti argumentēt; pierādīt bincang argumenteren forsvare, diskutere omawiać, przedstawiać, dowodzić استدلال کول discutir a susţine доказывать zdôvodniť zagovarjati diskutovati argumentera ให้เหตุผล savunmak 論證 обговорювати دلیل دینا tranh luận; biện luận 论证
ˈarguable adjective able to be put forward in argument. It is arguable that he would have been better to go. kan aangevoer word قابِل لِلجِدَل والنِّقاش спорно discutível obhajitelný vertretbar diskutabel συζητήσιμος discutible vaieldav قابل استدلال؛ قابل بحث kiistanalainen défendable נִיתָן לְהִתוָוכֵּח עליו आलोच्य upitno vitatható bisa dikemukakan umdeilanlegur sostenibile 議論の余地がある 논증할 수 있는 ginčytinas strīdīgs; apstrīdams dapat dipertikaikan verdedigbaar diskutabelt sporny, dyskusyjny د بحث وړ، د استدلال وړ discutível discutabil спорный diskutabilný ki se da zagovarjati diskutabilan diskutabel ที่สามารถโต้เถียงได้ tartışılabilir 有待商確的 такий, що вимагає доведення قابل استدلال đáng tranh cãi 可争辩的,可辩论的
ˈargument noun1. a quarrel or unfriendly discussion. They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is. argument خِلاف، نِزاع спор discussão pře, spor der Streit skænderi λογομαχία discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جدل riita querelle וכוח, ויכוח, ריב तकरार svađa vita pertikaian deila, rifrildi discussione; lite 議論 논쟁 ginčas strīds; diskusija pertengkaran woordentwist krangel, trette spór مشاجره کول، جروبحث کول discussão ceartă спор polemika, spor spor rasprava gräl การโต้แย้ง tartışma, münakaşa 爭論 дискусія بحث sự cãi nhau 争论
2. a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning. The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument. redenasie مُناقَشَه، جِدال аргумент argumento argument die Beweisführung argument; argumentation επιχειρηματολογία argumento põhjendus استدلال argumentti argument טעון, טיעון, נמוק, נימוק दलील argument érv(elés) argumentasi rök argomentazione 論拠 논거 argumentas arguments; pamatojums perdebatan reden, argumentatie argument, argumentasjon argument استدلال argumento argument довод argument argument obrazloženje argument เหตุผล sav, iddia, kanıt 論據 аргументація دلائل lý lẽ 论据
ˌarguˈmentative (-ˈmentətiv) adjective fond of arguing. argumenterend جَدَلي склонен да спори argumentativo svárlivý, vyhledávající spory streitlustig diskussionslysten εριστικός discutidor, argumentador vaidlushimuline اهل بحث و جدل؛ استدلالی riidanhaluinen raisonneur וַכּחָן विवादप्रिय svadljiv vitakedvelő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn polemico 論争的な 따지기를 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, priešgyna strīdīgs; strīda- penuh dengan perdebatan twistziek trettekjær, kranglevoren lubiący dyskutować د استدلال او دلیل ویلو خلک refilão certăreţ любящий спорить hádavý nergaški svadljiv diskussionslysten ชอบเถียง münakaşacı, kavgacı 好爭辯的 такий, що любить сперечатися có lý lẽ 好争辩的
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argue
→ يُجادِلُ hádat se diskutere argumentieren επιχειρηματολογώ discutir kiistellä se disputer raspravljati discutere 立証する 논쟁하다 ruziën diskutere uzasadnić discutir спорить bråka โต้เถียง tartışmak tranh luận 争论Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
argue
v. razonar, discutir, sostener.
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