Argue

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɑː.É¡juː/
• US IPA: /ˈɑɹ.gju/

Origin

From Old French arguer, from Latin arguere ("to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse"), probably connected with Ancient Greek ἀργός (argos, "white, bright, etc."); see argent, and compare declare ("literally to make clear").

Full definition of argue

Verb

1. (obsolete) To prove.
2. To shows grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia: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.
3. (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.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 because of disagreement about the science project.
4. (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
5. (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).He argued his point.He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.

Derived terms

Related terms

• argument
• argumentative
• argumentation

Anagrams

• auger, rugae