| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Argue.[Websters] 2. To be bored. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have supported, defended, vindicated, sustained or favoured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be alleged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have claimed or insisted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be disputed, broiled or tangled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have ventilated or emulated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be frayed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have caused, carried, backed or produced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To be tarnished.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb argue.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (argue) |
1. Present reasons and arguments.[Wordnet]. 2. Have an argument about something.[Wordnet]. 3. Give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim".[Wordnet]. 4. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.[Websters]. 5. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.[Websters]. 6. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued.[Websters]. 7. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.[Websters]. 8. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion.[Websters]. 9. To blame; to accuse; to charge with.[Websters]. 10. Base verb from the following inflections: arguing, argued, argues, arguer, arguers, arguingly and arguedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being bored. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being alleged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being disputed, broiled or tangled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Argued" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Debated; discussed; evinced; accused.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of argue. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About | Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About is the name of a web site, a column in The Guardian, and a novel written by English writer Mil Millington. The web site deals with arguments the author has had with his German girlfriend, Margret; the novel is fictional, though it revolves around arguments the English protagonist has had with his German girlfriend. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: ARGUED | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| List of cases argued by Floyd Abrams | 32 | List of cases argued by Floyd Abrams | 32 | |
| Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About | 10 | Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About | 10 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | جادل (argue, argued, contend, debate, fuss), تَشَاجَرَ (quarrel, altercate, argue, brawl, fight), تَشَادَّ (altercate, altercated, altercates, altercating, argue), شَجَرَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), على (at, above, exalt, lift, onto), تَبَاحَثَ (confer, argue, argued, argues, arguing), تَشَاحَنَ (argue, jangle, tiff, altercate, altercated), اِخْتَصَمَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), تَجَادَلَ (argue, dispute, squabble, wrangle, argued), جَدَّل (argue, argued, argues, arguing). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | جادل (argue, argued, contend, debate, fuss), تَشَاجَرَ (quarrel, altercate, argue, brawl, fight), تَشَادَّ (altercate, altercated, altercates, altercating, argue), شَجَرَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), على (at, above, exalt, lift, onto), تَبَاحَثَ (confer, argue, argued, argues, arguing), تَشَاحَنَ (argue, jangle, tiff, altercate, altercated), اِخْتَصَمَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), تَجَادَلَ (argue, dispute, squabble, wrangle, argued), جَدَّل (argue, argued, argues, arguing). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | جادل (argue, argued, contend, debate, fuss), تَشَاجَرَ (quarrel, altercate, argue, brawl, fight), تَشَادَّ (altercate, altercated, altercates, altercating, argue), شَجَرَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), على (at, above, exalt, lift, onto), تَبَاحَثَ (confer, argue, argued, argues, arguing), تَشَاحَنَ (argue, jangle, tiff, altercate, altercated), اِخْتَصَمَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), تَجَادَلَ (argue, dispute, squabble, wrangle, argued), جَدَّل (argue, argued, argues, arguing). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | membantah (confute, deny, disagree, dispute with, exception). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | diskutovat (argue, discuss, canvass, dispute, agitate), sporný (controversial, disputable, contentious, questionable, apocryphal). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | disputado (argued, disputed, sparred), polemizado (argued), arrazoado (argued, defence, defense, reasoned), discutido (discussed, gainsayed, argued, controverted, quarreled), argumentou (argued), argumentado (maintained, argued). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | argumenteret (argued). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | diskutovat (argue, discuss, canvass, dispute, agitate), sporný (controversial, disputable, contentious, questionable, apocryphal). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 争论的 (disputant, eristic, argumentative, contestable, controversial), 被争辩 (argued). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 爭論的 (argued, argumentative, contestable, controversial, disputant). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | diskutovat (argue, discuss, canvass, dispute, agitate), sporný (controversial, disputable, contentious, questionable, apocryphal). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | argumenteret (argued). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | argumenteret (argued). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | بحث كردن (argue, bandy, argued, discuss, dissertate). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | gestritten (argued, contended, disputed, wared, quarrelled), strittest (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritten (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritt (argued, altercated, quarreled, quarrelled, contended), strittet (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), erörterte (discussed, argued), argumentierte (argued, reasoned, to argue), disputiertest (argued), argumentierten (argued), argumentiertest (argued). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | getwist (argue, argued), beargumenterd (argued). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Filipino | magmatwid (argue, argued). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | inttää (insist, argue, argued, refuse to back down). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | argua (argued), arraisonnai (argued), arraisonnés (argued), arraisonnées (argued), arraisonné (argued), arraisonnèrent (argued), arguâmes (argued), arraisonnâmes (argued), arguèrent (argued), argué (argued, asserted, argue, assert). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | argua (argued), arraisonnai (argued), arraisonnés (argued), arraisonnées (argued), arraisonné (argued), arraisonnèrent (argued), arguâmes (argued), arraisonnâmes (argued), arguèrent (argued), argué (argued, asserted, argue, assert). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | gestritten (argued, contended, disputed, wared, quarrelled), strittest (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritten (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritt (argued, altercated, quarreled, quarrelled, contended), strittet (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), erörterte (discussed, argued), argumentierte (argued, reasoned, to argue), disputiertest (argued), argumentierten (argued), argumentiertest (argued). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gilbertese | kauntaekaki (argued, disputed, wrangled), kabotaekaki (argued, debated, discussed). Additional references: Gilbertese, Kiribati, Fiji, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | διαπραγματε ομαι (argue, argued, haggle, haggled, haggling). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | dhiapragmate omai (argue, argued, haggle, haggled, haggling). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 토론된 (argued), 논의된 (argued). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 토론된 (argued), 논의된 (argued). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | חכוותמ (argue, argued). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | جادل (argue, argued, contend, debate, fuss), تَشَاجَرَ (quarrel, altercate, argue, brawl, fight), تَشَادَّ (altercate, altercated, altercates, altercating, argue), شَجَرَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), على (at, above, exalt, lift, onto), تَبَاحَثَ (confer, argue, argued, argues, arguing), تَشَاحَنَ (argue, jangle, tiff, altercate, altercated), اِخْتَصَمَ (argue, argued, argues, arguing, contend), تَجَادَلَ (argue, dispute, squabble, wrangle, argued), جَدَّل (argue, argued, argues, arguing). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | gestritten (argued, contended, disputed, wared, quarrelled), strittest (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritten (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritt (argued, altercated, quarreled, quarrelled, contended), strittet (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), erörterte (discussed, argued), argumentierte (argued, reasoned, to argue), disputiertest (argued), argumentierten (argued), argumentiertest (argued). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | gestritten (argued, contended, disputed, wared, quarrelled), strittest (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritten (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), stritt (argued, altercated, quarreled, quarrelled, contended), strittet (argued, altercated, contended, disagreed), erörterte (discussed, argued), argumentierte (argued, reasoned, to argue), disputiertest (argued), argumentierten (argued), argumentiertest (argued). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | megvitat (to argue, to debate, to dispute, discuss, to moot). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ikiribati | kauntaekaki (argued, disputed, wrangled), kabotaekaki (argued, debated, discussed). Additional references: Ikiribati, Kiribati, Fiji, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | membantah (confute, deny, disagree, dispute with, exception). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Isizulu | qondisa (argue, argued, reason, reasoned, straighten). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | discusso (discussed, argued, controverted, parleied), disputato (disputed, argued, discussed), argomentato (argued), sostenuto (sustained, supported, backed, argued, braced), sostenuti (argued, braced, contended, sustained), sostenute (argued, braced, contended, sustained), sostenuta (argued, braced, contended, sustained), questionato (argued), arguito (argued, deduced, inferred), noi abbiamo argomentato (we have argued). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Itbayaten | nintuvay sira a misarap (they argued face to face). Additional references: Itbayaten, Philippines, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | חכוותמ (argue, argued). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiribati | kauntaekaki (argued, disputed, wrangled), kabotaekaki (argued, debated, discussed). Additional references: Kiribati, Kiribati, Fiji, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kisuaheli | toa hoja (argue, argued). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiswahili | toa hoja (argue, argued). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 토론된 (argued), 논의된 (argued). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | megvitat (to argue, to debate, to dispute, discuss, to moot). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | Argumentert (argued, argumentatively). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | بحث كردن (argue, bandy, argued, discuss, dissertate). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | بحث كردن (argue, bandy, argued, discuss, dissertate). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | بحث كردن (argue, bandy, argued, discuss, dissertate). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Pilipino | magmatwid (argue, argued). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | argumentować (argue, contend, reason, argued, submit). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | argumentować (argue, contend, reason, argued, submit). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | argumentować (argue, contend, reason, argued, submit). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | disputado (argued, disputed, sparred), discutido (discussed, argued, gainsayed, controverted, quarreled), arrazoado (argued, defence, defense, reasoned), polemizado (argued), argumentou (argued), argumentado (maintained, argued). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | hävdande (argued, assertion, insistence, vindication), argumenterade (argued). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | спорить (argue, argued, bet, betting, contend). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | sporitʹ (argue, argued, bet, betting, contend). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | спорить (argue, argued, bet, betting, contend). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | sporitʹ (argue, argued, bet, betting, contend). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | argumenteret (argued). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | Discutido (discussed, argued, bickered, bickern, vexed), argüido (argued), argumentado (argued), reñido (hard-fought, argued, at variance, berated, chided), peleado (argued, brawled, fought, quarreled, quarrelled), disputado (disputed, argued, contested, ding-dong, dispute). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | inttää (insist, argue, argued, refuse to back down). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | inttää (insist, argue, argued, refuse to back down). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | hävdande (argued, assertion, insistence, vindication), argumenterade (argued). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swahili | toa hoja (argue, argued). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | hävdande (argued, assertion, insistence, vindication), argumenterade (argued). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tagalog | magmatwid (argue, argued). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | kavga etmek (quarrel, fight, altercate, argue, brawl), tartışılmak (to be argued, to be discussed, to be disputed). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | переконайте (argue, argued, persuaded). Additional references: Ukrainian, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | perekonayte (argue, argued, persuaded). Additional references: Ukrainian, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zulu | qondisa (argue, argued, reason, reasoned, straighten). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zunda | qondisa (argue, argued, reason, reasoned, straighten). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, argued. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “argued” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | athagargathagued (argued). Additional references: Athag, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | agargagued (argued). Additional references: Double Dutch, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | 4P\&<£0| (argued). Additional references: Leet, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | opargopued (argued). Additional references: Oppish, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | arguedway (argued). Additional references: Pig Latin, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | argumentot (argued). Additional references: Terran B, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | ubargubued (argued). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, argued. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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