argue
verb
ar·gue
| \ ˈär-(ˌ)gyü
\
\
argued;
arguing
Definition of argue
1
: to give reasons for or against something : reason
argue for a new policy
2
: to contend or disagree in words : dispute
They're always arguing about money.
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Other Words from argue
arguer
\ -gyə-wər
, -gyü-ər \
noun
, -gyü-ər \
noun
Examples of argue in a Sentence
She argued against the proposed law.
The senator argued in favor of lowering taxes.
He's always willing to argue for what is right.
She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.
He argued that it's far too early to make a decision.
No one can argue me out of doing this.
They started arguing about politics.
She would argue with anyone.
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Recent Examples on the Web
The couple had allegedly been arguing about infidelity, according to a police report first obtained by FoxSanAntonio.com. — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, "Mom of 4, Missing for Months After Fight With Husband, Last Seen Entering Bedroom But Never Leaving It," 2 Sep. 2019 Some were sleeping, some were barking, some were splashing in the water, others seemed to be arguing with each other. — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, "The Embarcadero: where fake San Francisco and old San Francisco collide," 31 Aug. 2019 Qlik’s recently published global data literacy report found that just 24% of business decision-makers surveyed are fully confident in their ability to read, work with, analyze, and argue with data. — Gwen Moran, Fortune, "We’re in a Data Literacy Crisis. Could Librarians Be the Superheroes We Need?," 31 Aug. 2019 In the past, coaches had some leeway in arguing with officials. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Nick Saban explains what happened when flagged 15 yards for screaming at refs," 31 Aug. 2019 Actors Aren’t Commodities’ Everyone argues about the new anthropology of auditioning. — New York Times, "Get Out of My Light, Honey. I’m Auditioning Here.," 30 Aug. 2019 Delaney said, also arguing for infrastructure investment and international tax reform. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Here’s Every Democrat Still Running in the 2020 Presidential Election," 29 Aug. 2019 No further details were immediately available from police, including what the shooter and victim were arguing about. — Anchorage Daily News, "Woman shoots man during argument in West Anchorage, police say," 29 Aug. 2019 When Robinson showed up at Eric Keesee's Lincoln Heights home in August 2018 and then argued with Keesee before shooting him through the front door, Robinson had been convicted of gun charges six previous times. — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, "Man banned from having a gun since the 1990s, sentenced to 15 years: 'I've always carried a firearm'," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'argue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for argue
argue
verb
English Language Learners Definition of argue
: to give reasons for or against something : to say or write things in order to change someone's opinion about what is true, what should be done, etc.
: to cause (someone) to decide to do or not do something by giving reasons
: to disagree or fight by using angry words
See the full definition for argue in the English Language Learners Dictionary
argue
verb
ar·gue
| \ ˈär-gyü
\
\
argued;
arguing
Kids Definition of argue
1
: to discuss some matter usually with different points of view
His parents argue about politics.
2
: to give reasons for or against something
The Senator argued in favor of lower taxes.
3
: to persuade by giving reasons
No one can argue me out of doing this.
4
: to disagree or fight using angry words : quarrel
They argue about everything.
argue
verb