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argue

/ˈɑːɡjuː/AHRG-yoo
/ˈɑɹɡju/AHRG-yoo

Meaningto make clear

Common meaning: to give reasons

Other meanings: to quarrel

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√ARG‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 22, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinarguō‘to make clear, prove’
  3. Old Frencharguersource
  4. Englishargue‘to give reasons’ · today

argu also in: argument

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin arguō ‘to make clear, prove’.

Roots

  • arguō Latin “to make clear, prove”

Related words

argument

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