argue

verb

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.

   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.

   Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation.

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.

   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.

3. 3

   To have an argument, a quarrel.

   Dave Merrill: You and Dad were arguing again. Kate Merrill: We weren't arguing. We were talking... loudly.

4. 4

   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.

   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.

   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.

5. 5

   obsoleteTo prove.

6. 6

   obsoleteTo accuse.

Forms

past tense

argued

past participle

argued

present participle

arguing

third person singular

argues