argue

present (v1)

argue

past (v2)

argued

past participle (v3)

argued

present participle

arguing

3rd person singular

argues

1. 1.To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.

   • The new increase in crime argues for even tougher jail sentences, according to some.
   • Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation.
   • 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.

2. 2.To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

   • He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
   • The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project.
   • He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.

3. 3.To have an argument, a quarrel.

   • I don't want to argue about that.

4. 4.To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

   • He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
   • Nonetheless, Girard argues, the very fact that Christians have chosen to forgive and thus not to answer violence directly with violence is itself already a huge victory.

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