Tra từ argue - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

ar‧gue S2 W1 /ˈɑːɡjuː $ ˈɑːr-/ verb
[Word Family: adjective: arguable, argumentative; verb: argue; noun: argument; adverb: arguably]
[date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French; Origin : arguer, from Latin arguere 'to make clear']
1. [INTRANSITIVE]
to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way:
　 ▪ We could hear the neighbours arguing.
argue with
　 ▪ Gallacher continued to argue with the referee throughout the game.
argue about
　 ▪ They were arguing about how to spend the money.
argue over
　 ▪ The children were arguing over which TV programme to watch.

2. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done etc
argue that
　 ▪ Croft argued that a date should be set for the withdrawal of troops.
　 ▪ It could be argued that a dam might actually increase the risk of flooding.
argue for/against (doing) something
　 ▪ Baker argued against cutting the military budget.
　 ▪ She argued the case for changing the law.
　 ▪ The researchers put forward a well-argued case for banning the drug.
　 ▪ They argued the point (=discussed it) for hours without reaching a conclusion.

3. argue somebody into/out of doing something
British English to persuade someone to do or not do something:
　 ▪ Joyce argued me into buying a new jacket.

4. [TRANSITIVE]
formal to show that something clearly exists or is true:
　 ▪ The statement argues a change of attitude by the management.

5. argue the toss
British English informal to continue to argue about a decision that has been made and cannot be changed:
　 ▪ There was no point arguing the toss after the goal had been disallowed.
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THESAURUS
▪argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something :
　 ▪ Those two are always arguing.
　 ▪ We rarely argue with each other.
▪have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing :
　 ▪ She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.
▪have a row /raʊ/ British English, have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family :
　 ▪ She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend.
　 ▪ The couple at the next table were having a row.
▪quarrel especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things :
　 ▪ The children quarrel all the time.
▪squabble /ˈskwɒbəl $ ˈskwɑː-/ to argue about unimportant things :
　 ▪ The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
▪fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them :
　 ▪ I’ve fallen out with my best friend.
▪be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way :
　 ▪ His parents are constantly at each other’s throats.

verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lawyer argues sth
▪ His lawyers argued that the charges against him were baseless.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
about
▪ This was nevertheless dependent upon his having something concrete to argue about.
▪ And this is what we basically argued about. who we were.
▪ For the last year they have been arguing about how to reverse this but they haven't done anything.
▪ We argued about Bubba all the time, for months.
▪ That told Maggie what her sister and brother-in-law were arguing about.
▪ They used to argue about which condition was worse, each blessed with the energy which only the self-righteous possess.
▪ The treatment of tendon injuries in competition horses is much argued about amongst horse owners and equine veterinary surgeons.
▪ It is the first draft - one which the officials probably expected Ministers to beef up and argue about.
also
▪ It also argued for immigration controls and the repatriation of those immigrants without jobs or qualifications.
▪ Fisher also argues that, even if you know for sure that a bear market will occur, selling is dumb.
▪ Environmental groups also argue that overconsumption by the farmers has damaged many natural habitats in California.
▪ She also argued that under the Fifth Amendment, the government owed her compensation for seizing property that was partly hers.
▪ One may also argue that the situation was increasingly beyond her control.
▪ They also argued that the evidence missing at the original trial showed that some one else could have masterminded the bombing.
▪ They also argued that apparently similar outcomes can in fact be the product of a variety of different causes.
over
▪ Every clause had been argued over, it was all agreed.
▪ Instead of economic insecurity, they argued over raising the federal minimum wage.
▪ Although this has been argued over for fifty years, the size of this ancient catastrophe now seems incontrovertible.
▪ They argued over how fast each car could go and what models were better than others.
▪ Much of the Act was fiercely argued over because of the very real conflicts of opinion that exist in these areas.
▪ That is something that can be argued over in specific instances.
▪ Club officials spent half an hour arguing over who had the right to wear their first strip.
▪ Defoe's talents of impersonation and habits of secrecy have left academics to argue over what he did actually write.
NOUN
case
▪ In any case it is the role of the Reporter to present the evidence and argue the case before the Sheriff.
▪ Tom and Goldie came to argue their own case.
▪ It is a matter of practical importance that teachers can argue this case.
▪ Michael Gilsenan argues the case against the war.
▪ Brian Roberts argues a similar case for village planning in Durham.
▪ The hon. Gentleman can not argue his case.
▪ It was republicans who argued their case, not those who took monarchy for granted.
▪ The former argues the case of viewing relations between central and local government in terms of tensions generated by uneven development.
critic
▪ Secondly, some critics argued that the three-stage modular structure of part-time training recommended in the report might reduce flexibility in provision.
▪ Conservative critics continued to argue that the purpose of college was the propagation and the pursuit of learning.
▪ Rawls's critics argue that this attests to the irrelevance of his ideas.
▪ Such critics have argued for the imposition of transaction taxes to choke off short-term capital flows.
▪ The critics argued that for the same money they could promote a lot more lecturers to the middle rank of Reader.
▪ With 500 missiles on board, an arsenal ship would become an inviting target for opposing navies, critics argue.
others
▪ Are undermined by others arguing back.
▪ But, Gunn-Clissold said, others argued that there was little to lose.
▪ And so Kendall and others have argued that their release was in fact in the Clintons' best interest.
▪ Miller and others in the city argue that most -- about 60 percent -- of Pima County taxpayers live in the city.
▪ We and others have argued world without end that that is the only way he can have a credible fiscal policy.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
argue/talk etc till you're blue in the face
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a well-argued case
▪ Don't argue with me, John. Just do what I tell you.
▪ Film makers themselves would no doubt argue that their films do not influence people's behaviour.
▪ He argued for changes to the tax system so that it assisted people who undertook training.
▪ Jim and Beth seem to spend all their time arguing.
▪ My kids spend more time arguing over the rules than they do playing the game.
▪ Senator Harvey argued strongly against taking any form of military action.
▪ She argued that taxes must be increased to pay for public services.
▪ The two men at the bar were arguing about politics.
▪ We could hear the neighbors arguing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And no one argued when he said he had become an embarrassment.
▪ Besides all this, we argue a lot.
▪ During oral arguments before the high court, attorneys for each state will argue that it alone should control the island.
▪ Gunther Zuntz, on the other hand, has argued for the exclusively Pythagorean identity of the tablets.
▪ Rolt argues that we must look beyond the present system altogether.
▪ The other approach has been to argue that rats have difficulty with passive avoidance because they can not remember recent events.
▪ Walter argues that the Convention guarantees compensation whenever a citizen is deprived of property.