Argue - English meaning

verb

Cite as evidence.

Usage examples:

A number of factors are adduced to explain the situation

verb

To give reasons why you think something is true

Usage examples:

None of the evidence adduced in court was conclusive.

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

noun

A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Usage examples:

He was an untiring advocate of economic reform

verb

Publicly recommend or support.

Usage examples:

Voters supported candidates who advocated an assembly

verb

To speak in support of an idea or course of action

Usage examples:

[ t ] some people advocate teaching to the test., [ i ] the organization advocates for human rights…

verb

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development

verb

To state an opinion or claim a right forcefully

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] the companies have asserted that everything they did was appropriate., several me…

verb

To behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others

Usage examples:

I really must assert myself more in meetings., don't be afraid to assert yourself and make your vie…

verb

Provide or serve as clear evidence of.

Usage examples:

His status is attested by his becoming an alderman

verb

To show, say, or prove that something exists or is true

Usage examples:

Thousands of people came out onto the streets to attest their support for the democratic opposition…

verb

To say officially, for example by signing your name, that a document such as a will (= a document in which a person says what should be done with their money and property after they die) has been written and signed correctly

Usage examples:

Be attested the will needs to be attested by three witnesses., a notary public is an individual aut…

verb

State or assert to be the case.

Usage examples:

He averred that he was innocent of the allegations

verb

To say that something is certainly true

Usage examples:

The lawyer averred her client's innocence., [ + speech ] "he's guilty, i tell you," she averred., […

verb

Assert or confess openly.

Usage examples:

He avowed that he had voted labour in every election

verb

To admit something or say something publicly

Usage examples:

[ + that ] he avowed that he regretted what he had done., it is a society in which homosexuality is…

idiom

To disagree

Usage examples:

They're at odds over the funding of the project., her version of events was at odds with (= very di…

verb

Argue about petty and trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce

verb

To argue about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

They were bickering over what to order and where to sit.

verb

To argue about things that are not important

Usage examples:

Will you two stop bickering!, they're always bickering with each other about/over their personal pr…

verb

Attest or confirm in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The profits for the year had been certified by the auditors

verb

To state something officially, esp. that something is true or correct or that someone has been trained to a particular standard

Usage examples:

Inspectors must certify that the building is safe.

verb

To give someone official approval or permission to do a job because they have proved that they have the necessary skills and qualifications to do it

Usage examples:

Be certified by all of our surgeons have been certified by the american board of plastic surgery., …

verb

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Usage examples:

The prime minister claimed that he was concerned about third world debt

noun

An assertion that something is true.

Usage examples:

He was dogged by the claim that he had cia links

verb

To state that something is true or is a fact

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] ervin claims (that) he is bankrupt., if no one claims the money, i can keep it.…

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

verb

Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Usage examples:

She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb

To compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership

Usage examples:

The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…

verb

To compete in order to win something

Usage examples:

Contend for there are three world-class tennis players contending for this title., contend against …

verb

Say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

Usage examples:

The prime minister declared that the programme of austerity had paid off

verb

To announce or express something clearly and publicly, esp. officially

Usage examples:

The courts declared the policy unconstitutional., a state of emergency has been declared because of…

verb

To make a public or official statement about something

Usage examples:

All pre-existing health conditions should be declared to your insurer., after the acquittal, ceo, b…

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

Usage examples:

American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

To be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way

Usage examples:

Differ in the twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., differ from his views differ consi…

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

To have a different opinion or be unable to agree

Usage examples:

I disagree with you about that., most scientists agree there is a risk, but disagree over the exact…

verb

To not have the same opinion, idea, etc. as someone or to not agree with them

Usage examples:

Disagree about/on sth the two sides in the pay dispute strongly disagree about raises., disagree wi…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

Usage examples:

The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

noun

The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

There was no dissent from this view

verb

Hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Usage examples:

Two members dissented from the majority

noun

A strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief

Usage examples:

Voice of dissent when the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.

verb

Express strong disapproval or disagreement.

Usage examples:

He found fox expostulating with a young man

verb

To express disagreement or complaint

Usage examples:

Expostulate with someone about something walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the …

noun

A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.

Usage examples:

His long-standing feud with universal pictures

verb

Be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.

Usage examples:

Hoover feuded with the cia for decades

noun

An argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger and sometimes violence

Usage examples:

Family feud the family feud has been ongoing since the death of their mother., feud between a ten-y…

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

idiom

To be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen

Usage examples:

They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when requ…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

Usage examples:

She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.

Usage examples:

He caught hold of her arm

noun

A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.

Usage examples:

Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

verb

Demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

Usage examples:

She insisted on carrying her own bag

verb

To state or demand forcefully, esp. despite opposition

Usage examples:

[ i ] she insisted on seeing her lawyer., [ + (that) clause ] greg still insists (that) he did noth…

verb

To say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong., please go first - i insist!, insist o…

verb

Cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

Usage examples:

The need to maintain close links between industry and schools

verb

Keep in a certain state, position, or activity

verb

To continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less

Usage examples:

Despite living in different states, the two families have maintained a close friendship., you have …

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Hold and state as one's opinion.

Usage examples:

‘the man is a genius,’ he opined

verb

To express an opinion

Usage examples:

[ + speech ] power grows from the barrel of a gun, opined mao., [ + that ] ernest rutherford opined…

verb

Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.

Usage examples:

The confucian view posits a perfectible human nature

noun

A statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.

Usage examples:

Aristotle divides posits into two types, definitions and hypotheses.

verb

To suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

Usage examples:

[ + that ] if we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize t…

verb

Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

His theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes

noun

A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the postulate of babylonian influence on greek astronomy is incorrect

verb

Announce officially or publicly.

Usage examples:

They proclaimed that housing shortages would be solved within ten years

verb

To announce something publicly or officially

Usage examples:

She confidently proclaimed victory even as the first few votes came in.

verb

Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others.

Usage examples:

He began to propound the idea of a ‘social monarchy’ as an alternative to franco

verb

To suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider

Usage examples:

It was ptolemy who propounded the theory that the earth was at the centre of the universe.

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

noun

A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

Usage examples:

She asked him to return, but didn't give a reason

verb

Think, understand, and form judgements logically.

Usage examples:

Humans do not reason entirely from facts

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

noun

A noisy quarrel about something trivial.

Usage examples:

Family squabbles

verb

Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.

Usage examples:

The boys were squabbling over a ball

noun

A disagreement, often about an unimportant matter

Usage examples:

Family squabbles with your brothers and sisters, they squabbled about how the money would be spent.

noun

The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

Usage examples:

The state of the company's finances

verb

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

The report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate

noun

A condition or way of being

Usage examples:

The stable was preserved in its original state., your room is in a terrible state., it's a sad stat…

verb

Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Usage examples:

The original settlers were forced to submit to bulgarian rule

verb

Yield to the control of another

verb

Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Usage examples:

Maria made me swear i would never tell anyone

noun

Use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger.

Usage examples:

Peter swore under his breath

verb

To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

verb

Give evidence as a witness in a law court.

Usage examples:

He testified against his own commander

verb

To speak seriously about something, esp. to tell what you know about a case in a court of law after you have officially promised to tell the truth

Usage examples:

[ i ] elizabeth testified before a grand jury., [ + that clause ] one witness testified that she sa…

verb

To make a formal statement about something, especially in a court of law

Usage examples:

Testify that he testified that the store owner had lied when he applied for the state license., the…

noun

A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.

Usage examples:

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

verb

To argue, often in a noisy or angry way

Usage examples:

We have been wrangling with the management for weeks over parking spaces for employees.