argue
/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.46 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
verb
To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
Intransitive verb
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The new increase in crime argues for even tougher jail sentences, according to some."
- "To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable."
- "Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation."
- "He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China."
- "He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies."
- "The two boys argued over a disagreement about the science project."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue From Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere (“to declare, show, prove, make clear, reprove, accuse”), q.v. for more. Displaced native Old English flītan and reċċan.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
- British English: /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/