argue+about+(verb)

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• argue — verb 1 DISAGREE (I) to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way: Did you hear the couple next door arguing last night? (+ with): I m not going to argue with you, but I think you re wrong. (+ about): They were arguing about how to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• argue — verb (argued; arguing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French arguer to reprove, argue & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Anglo French arguer, from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere; akin to Hittite arkuwai to plead,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• argue */*/*/ — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡju] / US [ˈɑrˌɡju] verb Word forms argue : present tense I/you/we/they argue he/she/it argues present participle arguing past tense argued past participle argued 1) a) [intransitive] if people argue, they speak to each other in an… …   English dictionary

• argue — ar|gue [ ar,gju ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if people argue, they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree: QUARREL: Those girls are always arguing! argue with: Don t argue with me you know I m right. argue about/over: We used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• argue*/*/*/ — [ˈɑːgjuː] verb 1) to discuss something that you disagree about, usually in an angry way Syn: quarrel Those girls are always arguing![/ex] Don t argue with me – you know I m right.[/ex] We used to argue about who should drive.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• argue — verb 1 disagree ADVERB ▪ bitterly, fiercely, furiously, heatedly ▪ loudly ▪ constantly, endlessly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• argue — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)gjuː[/t]] ♦♦ argues, arguing, argued 1) V RECIP If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue. [V with n] The committee is concerned… …   English dictionary

• argue — [c]/ˈagju / (say ahgyooh) verb (argued, arguing) –verb (i) 1. to present reasons for or against a thing: to argue for or against a proposed law. 2. to contend in argument; dispute: to argue with someone about something. –verb (t) 3. to state the… …  

• argue — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To endeavor to convince] Syn. plead, appeal, assert, maintain, claim, hold, explain, justify, elucidate, present, show, support, reason with, dispute, contend, oppose, demonstrate, establish, join issue, make a case for, put …   English dictionary for students

• agree — verb 1 SAME OPINION (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have the same opinion about something as someone else (+ with): Mr Larsen seems to think it s too risky and I agree with him. | agree: Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bicker — verb 1》 argue about petty and trivial matters. 2》 literary (of water) flow with a gentle repetitive noise. Derivatives bickerer noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary