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Meaning argue meaning
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Conjugation argue conjugation
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argue · verb
Present I argue
Positive I argue
Singular
1st person I argue
2nd person you argue
3rd person he/she/it argues
Plural
1st person we argue
2nd person you argue
3rd person they argue
Negative I don't argue
Singular
1st person I don't argue I do not argue
2nd person you don't argue you do not argue
3rd person he/she/it doesn't argue he/she/it does not argue
Plural
1st person we don't argue we do not argue
2nd person you don't argue you do not argue
3rd person they don't argue they do not argue
Question do I argue?
Singular
1st person do I argue?
2nd person do you argue?
3rd person does he/she/it argue?
Plural
1st person do we argue?
2nd person do you argue?
3rd person do they argue?
Negative question don't I argue?
Singular
1st person don't I argue? do I not argue?
2nd person don't you argue? do you not argue?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it argue? does he/she/it not argue?
Plural
1st person don't we argue? do we not argue?
2nd person don't you argue? do you not argue?
3rd person don't they argue? do they not argue?
Past I argued
Positive I argued
Singular
1st person I argued
2nd person you argued
3rd person he/she/it argued
Plural
1st person we argued
2nd person you argued
3rd person they argued
Negative I didn't argue
Singular
1st person I didn't argue I did not argue
2nd person you didn't argue you did not argue
3rd person he/she/it didn't argue he/she/it did not argue
Plural
1st person we didn't argue we did not argue
2nd person you didn't argue you did not argue
3rd person they didn't argue they did not argue
Question did I argue?
Singular
1st person did I argue?
2nd person did you argue?
3rd person did he/she/it argue?
Plural
1st person did we argue?
2nd person did you argue?
3rd person did they argue?
Negative question didn't I argue?
Singular
1st person didn't I argue? did I not argue?
2nd person didn't you argue? did you not argue?
3rd person didn't he/she/it argue? did he/she/it not argue?
Plural
1st person didn't we argue? did we not argue?
2nd person didn't you argue? did you not argue?
3rd person didn't they argue? did they not argue?
Future I'll argue
Positive I'll argue
Singular
1st person I'll argue I will argue
2nd person you'll argue you will argue
3rd person he/she/it'll argue he/she/it will argue
Plural
1st person we'll argue we will argue
2nd person you'll argue you will argue
3rd person they'll argue they will argue
Negative I won't argue
Singular
1st person I won't argue I will not argue
2nd person you won't argue you will not argue
3rd person he/she/it won't argue he/she/it will not argue
Plural
1st person we won't argue we will not argue
2nd person you won't argue you will not argue
3rd person they won't argue they will not argue
Question will I argue?
Singular
1st person will I argue?
2nd person will you argue?
3rd person will he/she/it argue?
Plural
1st person will we argue?
2nd person will you argue?
3rd person will they argue?
Negative question won't I argue?
Singular
1st person won't I argue? will I not argue?
2nd person won't you argue? will you not argue?
3rd person won't he/she/it argue? will he/she/it not argue?
Plural
1st person won't we argue? will we not argue?
2nd person won't you argue? will you not argue?
3rd person won't they argue? will they not argue?
Conditional I'd argue
Positive I'd argue
Singular
1st person I'd argue I would argue
2nd person you'd argue you would argue
3rd person he/she/it'd argue he/she/it would argue
Plural
1st person we'd argue we would argue
2nd person you'd argue you would argue
3rd person they'd argue they would argue
Negative I wouldn't argue
Singular
1st person I wouldn't argue I would not argue
2nd person you wouldn't argue you would not argue
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't argue he/she/it would not argue
Plural
1st person we wouldn't argue we would not argue
2nd person you wouldn't argue you would not argue
3rd person they wouldn't argue they would not argue
Question would I argue?
Singular
1st person would I argue?
2nd person would you argue?
3rd person would he/she/it argue?
Plural
1st person would we argue?
2nd person would you argue?
3rd person would they argue?
Negative question wouldn't I argue?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I argue? would I not argue?
2nd person wouldn't you argue? would you not argue?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it argue? would he/she/it not argue?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we argue? would we not argue?
2nd person wouldn't you argue? would you not argue?
3rd person wouldn't they argue? would they not argue?
Present continuous I'm arguing
Positive I'm arguing
Singular
1st person I'm arguing I am arguing
2nd person you're arguing you are arguing
3rd person he/she/it's arguing he/she/it is arguing
Plural
1st person we're arguing we are arguing
2nd person you're arguing you are arguing
3rd person they're arguing they are arguing
Negative I'm not arguing
Singular
1st person I'm not arguing I am not arguing
2nd person you aren't arguing you're not arguing you are not arguing
3rd person he/she/it isn't arguing he/she/it's not arguing he/she/it is not arguing
Plural
1st person we aren't arguing we're not arguing we are not arguing
2nd person you aren't arguing you're not arguing you are not arguing
3rd person they aren't arguing they're not arguing they are not arguing
Question am I arguing?
Singular
1st person am I arguing?
2nd person are you arguing?
3rd person is he/she/it arguing?
Plural
1st person are we arguing?
2nd person are you arguing?
3rd person are they arguing?
Negative question aren't I arguing?
Singular
1st person aren't I arguing? am I not arguing?
2nd person aren't you arguing? are you not arguing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it arguing? is he/she/it not arguing?
Plural
1st person aren't we arguing? are we not arguing?
2nd person aren't you arguing? are you not arguing?
3rd person aren't they arguing? are they not arguing?
Past continuous I was arguing
Positive I was arguing
Singular
1st person I was arguing
2nd person you were arguing
3rd person he/she/it was arguing
Plural
1st person we were arguing
2nd person you were arguing
3rd person they were arguing
Negative I wasn't arguing
Singular
1st person I wasn't arguing I was not arguing
2nd person you weren't arguing you were not arguing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't arguing he/she/it was not arguing
Plural
1st person we weren't arguing we were not arguing
2nd person you weren't arguing you were not arguing
3rd person they weren't arguing they were not arguing
Question was I arguing?
Singular
1st person was I arguing?
2nd person were you arguing?
3rd person was he/she/it arguing?
Plural
1st person were we arguing?
2nd person were you arguing?
3rd person were they arguing?
Negative question wasn't I arguing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I arguing? was I not arguing?
2nd person weren't you arguing? were you not arguing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it arguing? was he/she/it not arguing?
Plural
1st person weren't we arguing? were we not arguing?
2nd person weren't you arguing? were you not arguing?
3rd person weren't they arguing? were they not arguing?
Future continuous I'll be arguing
Positive I'll be arguing
Singular
1st person I'll be arguing I will be arguing
2nd person you'll be arguing you will be arguing
3rd person he/she/it'll be arguing he/she/it will be arguing
Plural
1st person we'll be arguing we will be arguing
2nd person you'll be arguing you will be arguing
3rd person they'll be arguing they will be arguing
Negative I won't be arguing
Singular
1st person I won't be arguing I will not be arguing
2nd person you won't be arguing you will not be arguing
3rd person he/she/it won't be arguing he/she/it will not be arguing
Plural
1st person we won't be arguing we will not be arguing
2nd person you won't be arguing you will not be arguing
3rd person they won't be arguing they will not be arguing
Question will I be arguing?
Singular
1st person will I be arguing?
2nd person will you be arguing?
3rd person will he/she/it be arguing?
Plural
1st person will we be arguing?
2nd person will you be arguing?
3rd person will they be arguing?
Negative question won't I be arguing?
Singular
1st person won't I be arguing? will I not be arguing?
2nd person won't you be arguing? will you not be arguing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be arguing? will he/she/it not be arguing?
Plural
1st person won't we be arguing? will we not be arguing?
2nd person won't you be arguing? will you not be arguing?
3rd person won't they be arguing? will they not be arguing?
Conditional continuous I'd be arguing
Positive I'd be arguing
Singular
1st person I'd be arguing I would be arguing
2nd person you'd be arguing you would be arguing
3rd person he/she/it'd be arguing he/she/it would be arguing
Plural
1st person we'd be arguing we would be arguing
2nd person you'd be arguing you would be arguing
3rd person they'd be arguing they would be arguing
Negative I wouldn't be arguing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be arguing I would not be arguing
2nd person you wouldn't be arguing you would not be arguing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be arguing he/she/it would not be arguing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be arguing we would not be arguing
2nd person you wouldn't be arguing you would not be arguing
3rd person they wouldn't be arguing they would not be arguing
Question would I be arguing?
Singular
1st person would I be arguing?
2nd person would you be arguing?
3rd person would he/she/it be arguing?
Plural
1st person would we be arguing?
2nd person would you be arguing?
3rd person would they be arguing?
Negative question wouldn't I be arguing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be arguing? would I not be arguing?
2nd person wouldn't you be arguing? would you not be arguing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be arguing? would he/she/it not be arguing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be arguing? would we not be arguing?
2nd person wouldn't you be arguing? would you not be arguing?
3rd person wouldn't they be arguing? would they not be arguing?
Present perfect I've argued
Positive I've argued
Singular
1st person I've argued I have argued
2nd person you've argued you have argued
3rd person he/she/it's argued he/she/it has argued
Plural
1st person we've argued we have argued
2nd person you've argued you have argued
3rd person they've argued they have argued
Negative I haven't argued
Singular
1st person I haven't argued I have not argued
2nd person you haven't argued you have not argued
3rd person he/she/it hasn't argued he/she/it has not argued
Plural
1st person we haven't argued we have not argued
2nd person you haven't argued you have not argued
3rd person they haven't argued they have not argued
Question have I argued?
Singular
1st person have I argued?
2nd person have you argued?
3rd person has he/she/it argued?
Plural
1st person have we argued?
2nd person have you argued?
3rd person have they argued?
Negative question haven't I argued?
Singular
1st person haven't I argued? have I not argued?
2nd person haven't you argued? have you not argued?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it argued? has he/she/it not argued?
Plural
1st person haven't we argued? have we not argued?
2nd person haven't you argued? have you not argued?
3rd person haven't they argued? have they not argued?
Past perfect I had argued
Positive I had argued
Singular
1st person I had argued
2nd person you had argued
3rd person he/she/it had argued
Plural
1st person we had argued
2nd person you had argued
3rd person they had argued
Negative I hadn't argued
Singular
1st person I hadn't argued I had not argued
2nd person you hadn't argued you had not argued
3rd person he/she/it hadn't argued he/she/it had not argued
Plural
1st person we hadn't argued we had not argued
2nd person you hadn't argued you had not argued
3rd person they hadn't argued they had not argued
Question had I argued?
Singular
1st person had I argued?
2nd person had you argued?
3rd person had he/she/it argued?
Plural
1st person had we argued?
2nd person had you argued?
3rd person had they argued?
Negative question hadn't I argued?
Singular
1st person hadn't I argued? had I not argued?
2nd person hadn't you argued? had you not argued?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it argued? had he/she/it not argued?
Plural
1st person hadn't we argued? had we not argued?
2nd person hadn't you argued? had you not argued?
3rd person hadn't they argued? had they not argued?
Future perfect I'll have argued
Positive I'll have argued
Singular
1st person I'll have argued I will have argued
2nd person you'll have argued you will have argued
3rd person he/she/it'll have argued he/she/it will have argued
Plural
1st person we'll have argued we will have argued
2nd person you'll have argued you will have argued
3rd person they'll have argued they will have argued
Negative I won't have argued
Singular
1st person I won't have argued I will not have argued
2nd person you won't have argued you will not have argued
3rd person he/she/it won't have argued he/she/it will not have argued
Plural
1st person we won't have argued we will not have argued
2nd person you won't have argued you will not have argued
3rd person they won't have argued they will not have argued
Question +'ll I have argued?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have argued? will I have argued?
2nd person +'ll you have argued? will you have argued?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have argued? will he/she/it have argued?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have argued? will we have argued?
2nd person +'ll you have argued? will you have argued?
3rd person +'ll they have argued? will they have argued?
Negative question won't I have argued?
Singular
1st person won't I have argued? will I not have argued?
2nd person won't you have argued? will you not have argued?
3rd person won't he/she/it have argued? will he/she/it not have argued?
Plural
1st person won't we have argued? will we not have argued?
2nd person won't you have argued? will you not have argued?
3rd person won't they have argued? will they not have argued?
Conditional perfect I'd have argued
Positive I'd have argued
Singular
1st person I'd have argued I would have argued
2nd person you'd have argued you would have argued
3rd person he/she/it'd have argued he/she/it would have argued
Plural
1st person we'd have argued we would have argued
2nd person you'd have argued you would have argued
3rd person they'd have argued they would have argued
Negative I wouldn't have argued
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have argued I would not have argued
2nd person you wouldn't have argued you would not have argued
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have argued he/she/it would not have argued
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have argued we would not have argued
2nd person you wouldn't have argued you would not have argued
3rd person they wouldn't have argued they would not have argued
Question would I have argued?
Singular
1st person would I have argued?
2nd person would you have argued?
3rd person would he/she/it have argued?
Plural
1st person would we have argued?
2nd person would you have argued?
3rd person would they have argued?
Negative question wouldn't I have argued?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have argued? would I not have argued?
2nd person wouldn't you have argued? would you not have argued?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have argued? would he/she/it not have argued?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have argued? would we not have argued?
2nd person wouldn't you have argued? would you not have argued?
3rd person wouldn't they have argued? would they not have argued?
Imperative argue!
Positive
you argue!
we let's argue!
Negative
you don't argue!
we let's not argue!
Examples argue examples
How do I use argue in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Tom and Mary argue quite often.
Some people argue that technology has negative effects.
Let's not argue anymore.
These tell us that he loved to talk and argue about art, politics and life.
They argue a lot, but for the most part they get along quite well together.
It is no use trying to argue with him.
It is vain to argue with him.
It is vain to argue with them about the problem.
Some couples argue over minor issues.
I don't have time to argue with you; I'm preparing the food.
You'd better not argue with Tom.
Tom didn't want to argue with Mary.
Tom doesn't want to argue with Mary.
Let's not argue for the sake of arguing.
There's no need for us to argue about this.
Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.
They liked to argue about political issues.
Don't argue when you are angry and don't eat when you are full.
People who bring personal details into arguments don't know how to argue.
Some people hate to argue.
Ken always takes his mother's side when his parents argue.
There is no time to argue.
Tom knew better than to argue with Mary.
Movie subtitles
There will be those who, I think, understandably, will argue that we humans should remain hidden in the great galactic tall grasses, because, of course, maybe they're hungry, for example, and would like some hors d'oeuves.
Don't you argue with me. If you want to get your voice back, you are going to have drink my special tea with honey.
Shoot first and argue aftervvards.
I won't argue with you, and I can't tell you all I'd like to in front of Ma.
Come on, don't argue.
He'll argue about it for a moment longer before he lets them in.
Do you mind if we don't argue the point anymore?
Don't argue with me.
Don't argue with me. How did it happen?
Don't argue!
Don't argue with the guests.
Thought you said not to argue with the guests.
It's no good calling me names, because I won't argue with you anymore.
Don't argue with me, Hannah. Into town.
Shoot first and argue afterwards.
All right, don't argue with him.
Don't argue with me, go to see what that man wants!
I don't argue.
I don't like to argue.
We mustn't argue with the lady.
Don't argue with me, Hannah. Into town. Have them cleaned and pressed.
He wanted to argue with Father.
I refuse to argue with a house dick.
Harry, don't argue with me, I've had an idea.
Now, don't argue.
And won't I laugh at Harriet? I won't have to argue with her anymore about dancing.
We'll argue that later.
He'll argue about it for a moment longer before he lets them in. Now's your time. Your jacket's terrible light-colored.
Undo that thing and don't argue!
Don't argue. Take this with you.
Don't argue with me, Hannah.
Don't argue. Inside.
Don't you argue with me.
No time to argue.
News and current affairs
Blair was the first to argue that security is the first freedom.
Drug companies argue that high prices are necessary to fund research and development.
Some European academics tried to argue that there was no need for US-like fiscal transfers, because any desired degree of risk sharing can, in theory, be achieved through financial markets.
Many would argue that this is a positive development.
Some people argue that deterrence does not work in cyberspace, owing to the difficulties of attribution.
But proponents of phasing out access to incandescent bulbs argue that they know better.
But, because the overall value of the euro has to be a balance of the eurozone's north and south, one can argue that 1.4 is within a reasonable range.
Now, one might argue that the dignified pomp of Queen Elizabeth II is preferable to the tawdry grandiosity of Silvio Berlusconi, Madonna, or Cristiano Ronaldo.
Only a constitution, they argue, can restore much needed legitimacy to a political system that is widely perceived as deeply corrupt and inept.
This is easier said than done. Many Europeans will argue that they cannot condone military action without a Security Council mandate.
Now some American neo-conservatives argue that the US should drop its longstanding support for European integration.
Yet some analysts now argue that the US is following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, the last global hegemon to decline.
In this sense, the US-led international order could outlive America's primacy in power resources, though many others argue that the emergence of new powers portends this order's demise.
But the more their politicians argue over the debt ceiling, the greater the risk that the wiring will become irreparably frayed.
Sure, some might argue that inflation-indexed bonds offer a better and more direct inflation hedge than gold.
Some argue that developed countries cannot come up with such sums, particularly given their current economic challenges.
First, some argue that by interjecting itself into ongoing conflicts, the ICC has impeded efforts to secure peace.
Some argue that an obvious alternative to Arafat is democracy.
Much criticism has focused on the use of these numerical targets and indicators, which, skeptics argue, are misspecified, mismeasured, and divert attention from equally important areas.
Many development economists would argue that significant improvements in governance and political institutions are required before such goals can be achieved.
No one pursuing reasonable goals and who is prepared to compromise can argue that terrorism is his or his group's only option.
Supporters of this view argue that General Stanculescu, unlike President Pinochet, was carrying out orders he could not refuse.
It is possible to argue the economics both ways, but the politics all point in one direction.
Many Europeans will argue that they cannot condone military action without a Security Council mandate.