# argue

Pronunciation: US say "AHR-gyoo" /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/; UK say "AH-gyoo" /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/

## Verb

1. To have a quarrel; to disagree with another person, often heatedly.
   - Simple: To disagree with someone, often in an angry or upset way.
   - _The couple argue every time the subject of money comes up._
   - _Neighbors who argue over fences rarely end up as friends._
2. To debate or discuss differing viewpoints, with each side defending its own position.
   - Simple: To talk about something with people who do not agree, each giving reasons.
   - _Scholars continue to argue about what the poem really means._
   - _The two economists argued back and forth on live television._
3. To present and defend a viewpoint, offering reasons in its support.
   - Simple: To give reasons for an idea so that other people will believe it.
   - _The attorney argued the case persuasively before the jury._
   - _Critics argue that the new policy will hurt small businesses._
4. To provide grounds for a conclusion; to indicate or imply that something is the case.
   - Simple: To give a good reason to believe that something is true.
   - _The fresh tracks in the snow argue that someone passed by recently._
   - _Her calm response argues a clear conscience._

## Verb

5. To demonstrate or prove something conclusively. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To show clearly that something is true and prove it.
6. To accuse or charge someone with wrongdoing. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To say that someone has done something wrong and to blame them.
   - _His enemies argued him of treason before the king._
   - _Witnesses argue the steward of dishonesty in handling the accounts._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere ("to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse"). It replaced the native Old English words flītan and reċċan.

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