argue
verb (argue, argues, argued, arguing)
Everyday
- To argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree. tree →
- To argue means to give reasons why you think something is true or right. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and feelings, brothers, sisters and friends argue sometimes; it helps to calm down, listen, take turns and find a fair answer; shouting or hitting is not OK. In school, «argue» also means give reasons: in a debate or a persuasive essay you argue for or against something, using evidence. In maths, «explain your reasoning» is a kind of arguing. In stories, characters argue and then make up.
Examples
- My brother and I argue about the remote. tree →
- Don't argue; just share it. tree →
- They argued about whose turn it was. tree →
- She argued that school should start later. tree →
- Argue your point with facts and reasons. tree →
- They stopped arguing and made up. tree →
- It's no use arguing with the referee. tree →
- I tried to argue with him, but in vain. tree →
Note
Verb forms: argues, argued, arguing (drop the e). Noun «argument» (no e: argument, not «arguement»). «Argue with someone about something». An argument in school writing is a set of reasons, not a fight.
In Jewish tradition
In everyday life and feelings, brothers, sisters and friends argue sometimes; it helps to calm down, listen, take turns and find a fair answer; shouting or hitting is not OK. In school, «argue» also means give reasons: in a debate or a persuasive essay you argue for or against something, using evidence. In maths, «explain your reasoning» is a kind of arguing. In stories, characters argue and then make up.
Examples
- Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom [חָכְמָה Chochmah] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- But what doth your arguing argue? (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him. (Writings JOB.13.15, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Verb forms: argues, argued, arguing (drop the e). Noun «argument» (no e: argument, not «arguement»). «Argue with someone about something». An argument in school writing is a set of reasons, not a fight.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «argue» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «argue» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «argue» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «argue» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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