Definition of "argue"

argue

/ˈɑː.ɡjuː/

verb
third-person singular simple present argues, present participle arguing, simple past and past participle argued
1. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
  Quotations
  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.
  1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], page 69
2. (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
  Quotations
  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.
  2022 October 28, Charles Hugh Smith, What Does Liberation Mean in the Real World?‎
3. (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
4. (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
  Quotations
  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, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, page 192
5. (obsolete, transitive) To prove.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To accuse.

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