argue

Definition

  • verb: to give reasons for or against something
  • + 'with'
  • synonyms: reason, dispute, remonstrate

Examples

  • They tried to 'argue' their parents into getting a new car. [=to persuade their parents to get a new car]

  • The result 'argues for' a new approach. [=the result shows that we need a new approach]

  • You 'can't argue with' her success. [=you can't deny that she is successful]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hello. ...the resulting rise of unemployment and decline into buyable small businesses. Meanwhile, Republican leaders argue that this passage would be the very stimulant that a sluggish economy needs. No one has expressed an opinion as to how it will impact the pampered existence (..)
    1997 The Game