argue

Definition

Examples

The two managers often argue about how to spend the budget.

Word Family

Synonyms

• debatea discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
• disputea disagreement or argument about something important
• contendmaintain or assert

Collocations

• Easy argue with friends
  to argue with friends, meaning to present reasons and arguments
• Medium argue persuasively in meetings
  to argue persuasively in meetings, meaning to present reasons and arguments
• Hard argue against premature deregulation
  to argue against premature deregulation, meaning to present reasons and arguments
• Very Hard cannot argue with hard empirical evidence
  a collocation phrase: cannot argue with hard empirical evidence