Etimology
From Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more. Displaced native Old English flītan and reċċan.
verb
argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
(obsolete, transitive) To prove.
(obsolete, transitive) To accuse.
Examples
To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable.
He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project.
There is no arguing with true believers in any ideology or arrangement in which the self-interest of those in power is the organizing principle of the system.
He argued his point.
He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
Food manufacturers would argue that food additives and chemical-laden packaging extend shelf life, keep food production costs down, and enhance flavors; chemical manufacturers would argue that their various pesticides and herbicides protect crops and help farmers.
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