argued
USAR-gyood/ˈɑɹ.ɡjud/UKAH-gyood/ˈɑː.ɡjuːd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of argue.
The lawyers argued the case for three days straight.
Critics have argued that the policy does more harm than good.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the simple past (they argued all night) and, after have or be, the participle (critics have argued; the case was argued). Only the transitive uses take the passive. A case or a point can be argued, but the quarreling sense has no passive, so "it was argued that…" always means a position was put forward, never that people fought.
argued is a form of argue
argue, verb: To have a quarrel; to disagree with another person, often heatedly. Full entry
- Spelling
- argue → argued: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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