# argue
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡju

### Verb

argue (third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued)
* To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
** 1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 69: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.
** 1997, Rufa'i Ahmed Alkali, The World Bank and Nigeria, page 10:Yusuf Bangura argues that the contractocracy thesis merely falls within what he called "third option" explanation.
* (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
    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.
** 2022 October 28, Charles Hugh Smith, What Does Liberation Mean in the Real World?‎:There is no arguing with true believers in any ideology or arrangement in which the self-interest of those in power is the organizing principle of the system.
* (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
* (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
    He argued his point.
    He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
** 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN, page 192:Food manufacturers would argue that food additives and chemical-laden packaging extend shelf life, keep food production costs down, and enhance flavors; chemical manufacturers would argue that their various pesticides and herbicides protect crops and help farmers.
** 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 9:45 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron‎, archived from the original on 29 November 2024:After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put a stop to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last slave factory they could find to the ground, and full authority to stop any ship, of any flag, that was thought to be a slaver, with a guarantee with no censure from the government.
* (obsolete, transitive) To prove.
* (obsolete, transitive) To accuse.

#### Derived terms

* argie-bargie
* argle-bargle
* arguability
* arguable
* argue down
* arguee
* argue like a married couple
* argue like an old married couple
* argue out
* arguer
* argue round and round
* arguesome
* argue the toss
* argufy
* argy-bargy
* counterargue
* don't argue
* downarg
* outargue
* overargue
* reargue
* unargued
* unarguing
* underargue

#### Related terms

* argument
* argumentative
* argumentation

#### Translations

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### Further reading

* “argue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “argue”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* Auger, Gauer, Graue, auger, augre, rugae

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin *arganum (“capstan”), variation of organum (“instrument, tool”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈar.ɡə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈaɾ.ɣe]

### Noun

argue m (plural argues)
* winch, windlass

#### Related terms

* arganell
* àrguens
* òrgan

### Further reading

* “argue” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Chinese
### Alternative forms

* 丫撬 (aa$^1$ giu$^4$)

### Etymology

From English argue. Doublet of 拗撬 (aau$^3$ giu$^6$).

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^1$ giu$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^1$ giu$^4$
*** Yale: ā gìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^1$ giu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^1$ giu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː⁵⁵ kiːu̯²¹/

### Verb

argue
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) to argue
    From: 2021, Adrian Blackledge and Angela Creese, Recontextualisation and advocacy in the translation zone, Text & Talk, volume 41, number 1, page 14
    ngo$^5$ m$^4$ gam$^2$ tung$^4$ keoi$^5$ aa$^1$ giu$^4$ gaa$^3$ [Jyutping]
    I don't dare argue with him

### References

* English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʁ.ɡy/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

argue
* inflection of arguer:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* auger, Auger
* urgea

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈar.ɡu.e/, [ˈärɡuɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈar.ɡu.e/, [ˈärɡue]

### Verb

argue
* second-person singular present active imperative of arguō