Meaning of Argue | Babel Free

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1. A surname.
2. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.
3. able to be put forward in argument. It is arguable that he would have been better to go. kan aangevoer word قابِل لِلجِدَل والنِّقاش спорно discutível obhajitelný vertretbar diskutabel συζητήσιμοςdiscutible vaieldav قابل استدلال؛ قابل بحث kiistanalainen défendable נִיתָן לְהִתוָוכֵּח עליו आलोच्य upitno vitatható bisa dikemukakan umdeilanlegur sostenibile 議論の余地がある 논증할 수 있는 ginčytinas strīdīgs; apstrīdams dapat dipertikaikan verdedigbaardiskutabeltsporny, dyskusyjny د بحث وړ، د استدلال وړ discu...
4. fond of arguing. argumenterend جَدَلي склонен да спори argumentativo svárlivý, vyhledávající spory streitlustig diskussionslysten εριστικόςdiscutidor, argumentador vaidlushimuline اهل بحث و جدل؛ استدلالی riidanhaluinen raisonneur וַכּחָן विवादप्रिय svadljiv vitakedvelő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn polemico 論争的な 따지기를 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, priešgyna strīdīgs; strīda- penuh dengan perdebatan twistziektrettekjær, kranglevoren lubiący dyskutować د استدلال او دلیل ویلو خلک refilão certăreţ любящи...
5. razonar, discutir, sostener.
6. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: "It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them" (Paul Craig Roberts).
7. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend: The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
8. To give evidence of; indicate: "Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent" (Isaac Asimov).
9. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.
10. To put forth reasons for or against something: argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.
11. To engage in a quarrel; dispute: We need to stop arguing and engage in constructive dialogue.

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