(~s, arguing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If one person ~s with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people ~.
The committee is concerned about players’ behaviour, especially arguing with referees...
They were still arguing; I could hear them down the road.
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V, also V about/over n
2.
If you tell someone not to ~ with you, you want them to do or believe what you say without protest or disagreement.
Don’t ~ with me...
The children go to bed at 10.30. No one dares ~.
VERB: usu imper with neg, V with n, V
3.
If you ~ with someone about something, you discuss it with them, with each of you giving your different opinions.
He was arguing with the King about the need to maintain the cavalry at full strength...
They are arguing over foreign policy...
The two of them sitting in their office were arguing this point.
V-RECIP: V with n about/over n, pl-n V about/over n, pl-n V n
4.
If you ~ that something is true, you state it and give the reasons why you think it is true.
His lawyers are arguing that he is unfit to stand trial...
It could be ~d that the British are not aggressive enough.
VERB: V that, it be V-ed that, also V with quote, V n
5.
If you ~ for something, you say why you agree with it, in order to persuade people that it is right. If you ~ against something, you say why you disagree with it, in order to persuade people that it is wrong.
The report ~s against tax increases...
I ~d the case for an independent central bank.
VERB: V for/against n, V n
6.
If you ~, you support your opinions with evidence in an ordered or logical way.
He ~d persuasively, and was full of confidence.
VERB: V adv/prep, also V
7.
If you say that no-one can ~ with a particular fact or opinion, you are emphasizing that it is obviously true and so everyone must accept it. (SPOKEN)
We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would ~ with that.
VERB: with brd-neg, V with n, also V that emphasis
8.
to ~ the toss: see toss