argue

(är'gyū)

v., -gued, -gu·ing, -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.

[Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argūtāre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear.]

arguer ar'gu·er n.

SYNONYMS   argue, quarrel, 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 you-I 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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verb

1. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly: contend, debate, dispute, moot. See affirm/deny/argue, words.
2. To engage in a quarrel: bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict/cooperation.
3. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See affirm/deny/argue.
4. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, testify, witness. See show/hide.

phrasal verb - 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. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: discuss
Antonyms: abstain, keep quiet, keep silent

v

Definition: try to convince; present support
Antonyms: agree, comply

v

Definition: verbally fight
Antonyms: agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook

IN BRIEF: v. - To present reasons to support or overthrow a proposition; To dispute.

Don't argue about difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves. — Winston Churchill

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For a list of words related to argue, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - argue: dispute or contend; give reasons pro or con; discuss; give evidence for or against
• Judgments and Critiques - argue: (vb) give reasons pro and con
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - argue: (vb) dispute, contend

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - argumentere med, fremføre, anføre, gøre gældende
v. intr. - debattere, diskutere, skændes

idioms:

• argue someone out of    tale nogen fra, overtale nogen til ikke at

Nederlands (Dutch)
twisten, (bek)vechten, onenigheid hebben, overreden, beweren, betogen, stellen, (be) redeneren, doorpraten

Français (French)
v. tr. - persuader/dissuader qn de, discuter, débattre, dénoter, indiquer, soutenir, affirmer que
v. intr. - se disputer, argumenter contre qn/sur qch, (Jur, etc) témoigner contre/en faveur de

idioms:

• argue someone out of    persuader/dissuader qn de

Deutsch (German)
v. - darlegen, argumentieren, verteidigen, erörtern, sich streiten

idioms:

• argue someone out of    jdn. von etwas Überzeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λογομαχώ, συζητώ, επιχειρηματολογώ, προβάλλω επιχειρήματα ή αποδεικνύω με επιχειρήματα, αμφισβητώ, διατείνομαι, ισχυρίζομαι, αποδεικνύω

idioms:

• argue someone out of    μεταπείθω

Italiano (Italian)
argomentare, sostenere, perorare, spiegare, litigare

idioms:

• argue about    discutere su
• argue over    litigare su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - discutir, sustentar, questionar, demonstrar, disputar, contestar

idioms:

• argue about    discutir sobre
• argue over    discutir sobre
• argue someone out of    questionar alguém sobre

Русский (Russian)
спорить, утверждать, приводить доводы, убеждать, доказывать

idioms:

• argue about    спорить о чем-либо
• argue over    спорить из-за чего-либо
• argue someone out of    уговорить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - argüir, sostener, mantener, persuadir, demostrar, razonar, argumentar, discutir, disputar
v. intr. - argüir, razonar, argumentar, discutir

idioms:

• argue someone out of    disuadir a alguien de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anföra, tvista, döma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辩论, 认为, 主张, 议论, 说服, 争论

idioms:

• argue someone out of    说服某人不做某事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 辯論, 認為, 主張, 議論, 說服
v. intr. - 辯論, 爭論

idioms:

• argue someone out of    說服某人不做某事

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 논하다, 라고 주장하다, 을 설득하다
v. intr. - 논하다

idioms:

• argue someone out of    설득해 단념 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 論ずる, 論争する, 説き伏せる, 示す, 論じる, 議論する, 言い争う

idioms:

• argue about    論争する
• argue over    論じる, 言い争う
• argue someone out of    人を説得してやめさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجادل, يناقش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טען, נימק, הוכיח‬
v. intr. - ‮התווכח, התפלמס‬

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