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ar·gue  (ärgy)

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.

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[Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argtre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]

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argu·er n.

Synonyms: argue, quarrel¹, wrangle, squabble, bicker
These verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: "I am not arguing with youI am telling you" James McNeill Whistler.
Quarrel stresses hostility: The children quarreled over whose turn it was to wash the dishes.
Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: "audiences . . . who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses" Sheila Benson.
Squabble suggests petty or trivial argument: "The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin . . . would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities" Theodore Roosevelt.
Bicker connotes sharp, persistent, bad-tempered exchange: The senators bickered about the President's tax proposal for weeks. See Also Synonyms at discuss, indicate.

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argue

Verb

[-guing, -gued]

1. to try to prove by presenting reasons

2. to debate

3. to quarrel

4. to persuade: we argued her out of going

5. to suggest: her looks argue despair [Latin arguere to make clear, accuse]

arguable adj
arguably adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	argue - present reasons and arguments reason 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 defend, fend for, support - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
	2.	argue - have an argument about something contend, debate, fence 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" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	argue - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" indicate 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"

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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

verb 2. discuss, debate, dispute, thrash out, exchange views on, controvert

verb 3. claim, question, reason, challenge, insist, maintain, hold, allege, plead, assert, contend, uphold, profess, remonstrate, expostulate

verb 4. demonstrate, show, suggest, display, indicate, imply, exhibit, denote, evince

Translations

argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → mantener, argüir

vi (= quarrel) → discutir (= reason); razonar, argumentar;

to argue that → sostener que;

to argue about sth (with sb) → pelearse (con algn) por algo

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (= quarrel) → se disputer (= reason); argumenter

vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → débattre;

to argue about sth (with sb) → se disputer (avec qn) au sujet de qch;

to argue that → objecter or alléguer que, donner comme argument que

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (quarrel) → sich streiten;

(reason) → diskutieren

vt (debate) → diskutieren, erörtern;

to argue that ... → den Standpunkt vertreten, dass ...;

to argue about sth → sich über etw acc streiten;

to argue for/against sth → sich für/gegen etw aussprechen

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argue [ˈɑːgjuː] vi (= quarrel) → litigare (= reason); ragionare

vt (= debate) [+ case, matter] → dibattere;

to argue that → sostenere che;

to argue about sth (with sb) → litigare per or a proposito di qc (con qn)