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to argue
01
to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them
Intransitive: to argue with sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
argue
3rd person singular
argues
present participle
arguing
past simple
argued
past participle
argued
Examples
He argues with everyone at work; it's so annoying!
02
to provide reasons when saying something is the case, particularly to persuade others that one is right
Transitive: to argue that | to argue for sth | to argue against sth
Examples
He argued that increasing funding for education would lead to long-term benefits for society.
03
to provide evidence or support for a particular conclusion or viewpoint
Transitive: to argue a conclusion or viewpoint
Examples
The circumstances argue his involvement in the conspiracy.
Lexical Tree
arguable
arguer
arguing
argue
