ARGUE


Meaning of ARGUE in English

verb

1 disagree

ADVERB

▪ bitterly , fiercely , furiously , heatedly

▪ loudly

▪ constantly , endlessly

▪ back

Magda walked out of the room before her husband could ~ back.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

They ~ endlessly about money.

▪ over

They were arguing over who should have the car that day.

▪ with

She's always arguing with her mother.

2 give reasons to support opinion

ADVERB

▪ forcefully , passionately , strenuously ( esp. AmE ), strongly , vehemently , vigorously , vociferously

▪ cogently , compellingly , convincingly , effectively , persuasively , plausibly , powerfully , successfully

The report ~s convincingly that economic help should be given to these countries.

▪ correctly , reasonably , rightly

▪ eloquently

▪ easily

You could easily ~ that this policy will have no effect.

VERB + ARGUE

▪ wish to ( formal )

I would wish to ~ that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake.

▪ be prepared to

Are you prepared to ~ that killing is sometimes justified?

▪ attempt to , try to

▪ go on to

In her paper she goes on to ~ that scientists do not yet know enough about the nature of the disease.

▪ be possible to

It is possible to ~ that the rules are too strict.

▪ be difficult to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

She ~d against a rise in interest rates.

▪ for

The general ~d for extending the ceasefire.

▪ in favour/favor of

They ~d in favour/favor of stricter punishments.

Argue is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ advocate , ↑ article , ↑ attorney , ↑ author , ↑ counsel , ↑ critic , ↑ essay , ↑ expert , ↑ paper , ↑ plaintiff , ↑ prosecutor , ↑ report , ↑ sceptic , ↑ scientist , ↑ side , ↑ writer

Argue is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ case , ↑ merit , ↑ point

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .