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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

argument en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/-ɡju-/ (General-American)
/-ɡjə-/ (General-American)
(General-American) audio
/ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/ (General-American)
/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

(also, countable, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- There is no greater, at leaſt no more palpable and convincing Argument of the Exiſtence of a Deity than the admirable Art and Wiſdom that diſcovers itſelf in the make and conſtitution, the order and diſpoſition, the ends and uſes of all the parts and members of this ſtately fabrick of Heaven and Earth. 1691, John Ray, “Psalm 104. 24. How Manifold are thy Works O Lord? In Wisdom hast thou made them all.”, in The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC, pages 11–12:
- Says Plowdon [i.e., Edmund Plowden], the whale so caught belongs to the King and Queen, “because of its superior excellence.” And by the soundest commentators this has ever been held a cogent argument in such matters. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Stubb’s Supper”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, pages 446–447:
(also, countable, figuratively, uncountable) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. ▸ A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- Consider the argument: / 15) I am hungry; therefore I am hungry. / Intuitively this should count as valid. But suppose we thought of the components of arguments as sentences, and suppose we imagine the context shifting between the utterance of the premise and the utterance of the conclusion. Suppose you are hungry and utter the premise, and I am not hungry and utter the conclusion. Then we would have a true premise and a false conclusion, so the argument would not be valid. Clearly we need to avoid such problems, and introducing the notion of a proposition, in the style of this section, is one way of doing so. 2001, Mark Sainsbury, “Validity”, in Logical Forms: An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, § 8, page 35:
- In ‘The Critic of Arguments’ (1892), [Charles Sanders] Peirce adopts a notion that is even closer to that of a propositional function. There he develops the concept of the ‘rhema’. He says the rhema is like a relative term, but it is not a term. It contains a copula, that is, when joined to the correct number of arguments it produces an assertion. For example, ‘__ is bought by __ from __ for __’ is a four-place rhema. Applying it to four objects a, b, c, and d produces the assertion that a is bought by b from c for d[…]. 2011 July 20, Edwin Mares, “Propositional Functions”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, fall 2011 edition, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2020:
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent; but I felt that there was some justice in his argument. 1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume II, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 146:
- For if the Idea be not agreed on, betwixt the Speaker and Hearer, for which the Words ſtand, the Argument is not about Things, but Names. 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “Of the Remedies of the foregoing Imperfections and Abuses”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book III, § 6, page 252:
- Meanwhile, the authoritarianism, which has turned left-liberalism into a movement for sneaks and prudes, was always going to play into the hands of the right. Free citizens have stopped listening to those who respond to the challenge of argument by screaming for the police to arrest the politically incorrect or for universities to ban speakers who depart from leftish orthodoxy. 2016 October 2, Nick Cohen, “Liberal Guilt Won’t Fight Nationalism”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 195, numbers 17 (30 September – 6 October 2016), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 3:
- Indeed, I cannot commend my life; for I am conſcious to my ſelf of many failings: therein, I know alſo that a man by his converſation, may ſoon overthrow what by argument or perſwaſion he doth labour to faſten upon others for their good: […] 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC; reprinted in The Pilgrim’s Progress as Originally Published by John Bunyan: Being a Fac-simile Reproduction of the First Edition, London: Elliot Stock […], 1875, →OCLC, page 84:
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- If I would broach the veſſels of my loue, / And try the argument of hearts, by borrowing, / Men, and mens fortunes, could I frankely vſe / As I can bid thee ſpeake. c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 84, column 2:
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- The neighbours got into an argument about the branches of the trees that extended over the fence.
- Ar[mado]. Come hither, come hither: How did this argument begin. Boy. By ſaying that a Coſtard was broken in a ſhin, Then cald you for the Lenuoy [i.e. l'envoy]. Clow[ne; i.e., Costard]. True, and I for a Plantan, thus came your argument in, Then the boyes fat Lenuoy, the Gooſe that you bought, and he ended the market. c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby, published 1598, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- In argument with men a woman ever / Goes by the worſe, whatever be her cauſe. 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 56, lines 904–905:
(broadly, countable, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- While biking home, he got in an argument with the pavement.
- Steve got in a physical argument with his neighbor and came away with a black eye.
- D5131 has received extensive cab damage, having been in an argument with Class 37 D6855 at Inverness in August 1971 - one of two accidents that occurred there on August 20. 2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 52, photo caption:
(countable) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- In numerous works over the past two decades, beginning with the pioneering work of Gruber (1965), Fillmore (1968a), and Jackendoff (1972), it has been argued that each Argument (i.e. Subject or Complement) of a Predicate bears a particular thematic role (alias theta-role, or θ-role to its Predicate), and that the set of thematic functions which Arguments can fulfil are drawn from a highly restricted, finite, universal set. 1988, Andrew Radford, “The Lexicon”, in Transformational Grammar: A First Course (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, published 1999, →ISBN, section 7.10 (Thematic Relations), pages 372–373:
(countable, uncountable) The independent variable of a function.
(countable, uncountable) The phase of a complex number.
(also, countable, uncountable) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- The altitude is the argument of the refraction.
(countable, uncountable) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- Parameters are like labelled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.
(countable, uncountable) A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A matter in question; a business in hand.
- As neere as I could ſift him on that argument, On ſome apparent danger ſeene in him, Aimde at your highnes, no inueterate malice. 1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedie of King Richard the Second. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- On, on, you Nobliſh Engliſh, / Whoſe blood is fet from Fathers of Warre-proofe: / Fathers, that like ſo many Alexanders, / Haue in theſe parts from Morne till Euen fought, / And ſheath’d their Swords, for lack of argument. 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 77, column 2:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
- Belike this ſhow imports the argument of the play. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- [N]earer view / Briſtl'd with upright beams innumerable / Of rigid Spears, and Helmets throng'd, and Shields / Various, with boaſtful Argument portraid, / The banded Powers of Satan haſting on / With furious expedition; […] 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 81–86:
- The abstract, or argument of the piece, is shortly as follows. 1844, Francis Jeffrey, “Sardanapalus, a Tragedy. The Two Foscari, a Tragedy. Cain, a Mystery. By Lord Byron. 8vo. pp. 440. Murray, London: 1822. [book review]”, in Contributions to the Edinburgh Review. […], 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] [Andrew Spottiswoode] for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], →OCLC, part III (Poetry), page 357:
- [I]n vttering the ſtuffe ye receiued of the one, in declaring the order ye tooke with the other, ye ſhall neuer lacke, neither matter, nor maner, what to write, nor how to write in this kinde of Argument. 1570, Margaret Ascham, “To the Honorable Sir William Cecill Knight, Principall Secretarie to the Quenes Most Excellent Maiestie”, in Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […] John Daye, […], →OCLC:
- O know ſweet loue I alwaies write of you, And you and loue are ſtill my argument: […] 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 76”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
(archaic, uncountable) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
- [F]or louing me, by my troth it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument of her follie, for I will be horribly in loue with her, […] 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
arguement		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
arguments	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (304)

ca argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · tr argüman (7.1. independent variable) · tr sav (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · it argomentazione (2. process of reasoning) · es argumento (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fi kina (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · kw oberadow (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · oc brega (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · got 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · bg аргуме́нт (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · nl argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · he ארגומנט (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ota نزاع (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cmn 論證 /论证 (2. process of reasoning) · ky дискуссия (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hi दलील (2. process of reasoning) · hy փաստարկ (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · hy վեճ (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ko 인수 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · sq argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · da argument (7.1. independent variable) · ky тартыш (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hy արգումենտ (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · fi perustelu (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · es discusión (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · de x-Wert (7.1. independent variable) · hu szóváltás (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · lv argumentācija (2. process of reasoning) · gl argumento (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · es rencilla (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky жыйынтык (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · lv neatkarīgais mainīgais (7.1. independent variable) · ja 引数 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · be аргумента́цыя (2. process of reasoning) · be аргуме́нт (2. process of reasoning) · he וִכּוּחַ m רִיב m מריבה (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fi kiistely (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ru аргуме́нт (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · la argumentatio (2. process of reasoning) · es bronca (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · sv diskussion (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · it discussione (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · be аргуме́нт (7.1. independent variable) · kk аргумент (7.1. independent variable) · el όρισμα (7.1. independent variable) · ka არგუმენტი (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · de Streit (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ru пара́метр (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · hu argumentum (7.1. independent variable) · ro contraargumentare (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · bg аргуме́нт (7.1. independent variable) · tr ispatlama (2. process of reasoning) · es porfía (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · nl thema (9. subject or matter) · da diskussion (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · chr ᎠᏘᏲᏍᏗ (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ga argóint (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · sv argument (7.1. independent variable) · sl argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ru пара́метр (7.1. independent variable) · ky негизделүү аргумент (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · gd connsachadh (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cmn 論點 /论点 (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · uk спір (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · tr hüccet (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · om falmii (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fi syy (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · cmn 參數 /参数 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · bg диску́сия (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · el καβγάς (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · bho बहस (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · sc tiristratza (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hu érvelés (2. process of reasoning) · be аргумэ́нт (2. process of reasoning) · ro argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · sl prepir (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pt argumento (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · pl powód (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ckb شەڕەقِسە (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ro ceartă (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky ыспат (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · az sözləşmə (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · bg до́вод (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · tr tartışma (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ga argóinteacht (2. process of reasoning) · la argumentum (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · kk дәлелдеме (2. process of reasoning) · cmn 自變量 /自变量 (7.1. independent variable) · pt argumentação (2. process of reasoning) · hu nézeteltérés (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · vi đối số (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · pl argumentacja (2. process of reasoning) · pt argumento (7.1. independent variable) · te విభేదించు (7.1. independent variable) · de Argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ca argument (7.1. independent variable) · pl racja (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · mhr амал (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ca disputa (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky далил (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · de Argumentation (2. process of reasoning) · ru аргуме́нт (2. process of reasoning) · cmn 論爭 /论争 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · da argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · he ויכוח (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · sc contrastu (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · sl spor (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky негиз (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · kw argyans (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · bg аргуме́нт (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fi perustelu (2. process of reasoning) · ro argument (7.1. independent variable) · da argumentation (2. process of reasoning) · vi lí lẽ (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · uk аргумента́ція (2. process of reasoning) · es bronche (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · gul aa’gymu’t (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · el όρισμα (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · uk зале́жна змі́нна (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ckb قِڕەبِڕ (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · mr भांडण (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cmn 參量 /参量 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · fi argumentti (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ar وَسِيط (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · hi बहस (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hi तर्क (2. process of reasoning) · de Argument (7.1. independent variable) · hi विवाद (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hi बिबाद (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · uk аргуме́нт (7.1. independent variable) · sv dispyt (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ast argumentu (7.1. independent variable) · ms hujah (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · eo argumento (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · mi ngutungutu (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · kk дәлел (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · kk аргумент (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · bg спор (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · el επιχείρημα (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · kk талас (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hi तर्क (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · it lite (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · uk аргуме́нт (2. process of reasoning) · tr savunma (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · es sampablera (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · he טַעֲנָה (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ar مُرَافَعَة (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · es argumento (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · cmn 論元 /论元 (9. subject or matter) · de Diskussion (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · gd connspaid (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · vi tranh luận (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pt discussão (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · gl argumento (7.1. independent variable) · hi विषय (9. subject or matter) · fi väittely (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ru обоснова́ние (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · be абгрунтава́нне (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · uk аргуме́нт (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · es trabacuenta (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · it argomento (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · pl batalia (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · kk дау (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · lt argumentas (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · gd argainn (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ky далилдөө (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · da argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · cs argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · nl argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · gl discusión (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hu független változó (7.1. independent variable) · br tabutoù (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · izh riita (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · es argüende (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cmn 引數 /引数 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · cmn 爭論 /争论 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fi riita (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cs argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ko 논쟁 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ang racu (2. process of reasoning) · it argomento (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · sv argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · nan 引數 /引数 (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · tr genlik (7.1. independent variable) · la iurgium (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hu érv (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ru аргумента́ция (2. process of reasoning) · hy կռվան (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fr argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · fi sanasota (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ar مُجَادَلَة (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ka კამათი (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · he טיעון (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ang ġeflit (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cmn 行動元 /行动元 (9. subject or matter) · fi argumentti (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · be аргумэнта́цыя (2. process of reasoning) · nl betoog (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · nl onderwerp (9. subject or matter) · fr argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ja 項 (9. subject or matter) · ka საფუძველი (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ru спор (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · hy վիճաբանություն (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · oc garrolha (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ca argumentació (2. process of reasoning) · hu vita (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ang racu (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fi argumentti (7.1. independent variable) · az dəlil (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · hi झगड़ा (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · mh akwāāl (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fi aihe (9. subject or matter) · pl kłótnia (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky айтыш (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · gl rifa (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · tr delil (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ky жүйө (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ko 론쟁 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · br arguzennoù (2. process of reasoning) · sv argumentation (2. process of reasoning) · uk супере́чка (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · nl argumentatie (2. process of reasoning) · da argumentation (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · de Funktionsargument (7.1. independent variable) · ky талаш (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · grc νεῖκος (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · lv arguments (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · tr değişken (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ota پرخاش (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ru до́вод (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · pl uzasadnienie (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ca argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · tr kanıt (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · fi kinastelu (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fr argumentation (2. process of reasoning) · es argumento (9. subject or matter) · kw dadhel (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · mr विवाद (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · cy dadl (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · da skænderi (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · tr münakaşa (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · uk обґрунтува́ння (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · pl argument (7.1. independent variable) · sv argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ru аргуме́нт (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · de Streitgespräch (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pl argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ast argumentu (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · grc ἔλεγχος (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ru ссо́ра (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pl argument (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · gl baralla (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · es argumento (7.1. independent variable) · es riña (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · tr akıl yürütme (2. process of reasoning) · ro dispută (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ar جِدَال (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · br arguzenn (2. process of reasoning) · sv gräl (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pdt Zank (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · be аргуме́нт (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · nv saadtah (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fi kiista (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · de Argument (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · nl ruzie (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pt argumento (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · ro argumentare (2. process of reasoning) · eo argumento (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · sc condierra (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ja 論争 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ru аргуме́нт (7.1. independent variable) · br arguz (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · az mübahisə (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ky негиздөө (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · pl sprzeczka (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ar شِجَار (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · te వాగ్వాదము (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · vi lý lẽ (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · lv arguments (7.1. independent variable) · gl argumento (8.1. variable that is being passed to a function) · txb śalna (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · eo disputo (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · fr querelle (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · nl argument (7.1. independent variable) · sl utemeljitev (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · be спор (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · uk до́від (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ga aighneas (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · oc peleja (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · it argomento (7.1. independent variable) · br tabut (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · pl dowód (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · gl porfía (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · sv argumentation (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · de Thema (9. subject or matter) · cs hádka (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · be спрэ́чка (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · ota چكیش (4. verbal dispute; a quarrel) · br arguzoù (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · ar حُجَّة (1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) · uk змі́нна (7.1. independent variable) · fi väittely (2. process of reasoning)

argument en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/-ɡju-/ (General-American)
/-ɡjə-/ (General-American)
(General-American) audio
/ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/ (General-American)
/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentorder. Old French argumenterbor. Middle English argumenten English argument The obsolete senses are derived from Middle English argumenten (“to argue, discuss; to consider, reflect”), from Old French argumenter (“to argue”), from Latin argūmentārī (“to adduce arguments or proof, prove, reason; to adduce (something) as argument or proof; to conclude”), from argūmentum (“argument (for a position); evidence, proof; point, theme; thesis, topic; plot (in theatre)”) (see further at etymology 1) + -or (the first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The current sense is derived from the noun.

Meanings

(intransitive, nonstandard, obsolete, qualifier:non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
- Although it is argumented that organizational learning is based on individual learning (Song et al., 2008), the insights from this study are not generalizable for business-to-business markets. 2013, Daniel Gurski, “Conclusion”, in Customer Experiences Affect Customer Loyalty: An Empirical Investigation of the Starbucks Experience Using Structural Equation Modeling, Hamburg: Anchor Compact, Anchor Academic Publishing, →ISBN, page 45:
- Here, in Milan, is an ancient tumble-down ruin of a church, is the mournful wreck of the most celebrated painting in the world—"The Last Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci. […] And the first thing that occurred was the infliction on us of a placard fairly reeking with wretched English. […] And then Peter is described as "argumenting in a threatening and angrily condition at Judas Iscariot." 1869, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XIX, in The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims’ Progress; […], Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company. […], →OCLC, page 190:
- Hence, domestic potato marketing cannot be argumented in such fashion. 1983, Gregory J. Scott, Marketing Bhutan’s Potatoes: Present Patterns and Future Prospects, Lima, Peru: International Potato Center, →OCLC, page 77:
- But, can this be alleged of him who has oft been heard to speak of faith and of works together—and who, after argumenting the utter worthlessness of the latter, has confined most rigidly to the former all of power and of efficacy that there is in the business of salvation? a. 1848, Thomas Chalmers, “Introductory Essay to a Treatise on the Faith and Influence of the Gospel. By the Rev. Archibald Hall.”, in Miscellanies; Embracing Reviews, Essays, and Addresses, New York, N.Y.: Robert Carter & Brothers, […], published 1851, →OCLC, page 416:
- The settlement data do in fact not support the Dutch Model, and it is argumented that the ¹⁴C-evidence for the model is absent as well. 2012, Harry Fokkens, “Background to Dutch Beakers: A Critical Review of the Dutch Model”, in Harry Fokkens, Franco Nicolis, editors, Background to Beakers: Inquiries into Regional Cultural Backgrounds of the Bell Beaker Complex, Leiden: Sidestone Press, →ISBN, abstract, page 9:
- It may be argumented that many elderly persons stay at home and do not even try to use a ticket machine. 1993, Andreas Gourmelon, “A Method to Analyse the Strain of Memory of Elderly Persons Working with Information Technologies”, in E. Ballabio, I. Placencia-Porrero, R. Puig de la Bellacasa, editors, Rehabilitation Technology: Strategies for the European Union: […] (Technology and Informatics; 9), Amsterdam; Oxford, Oxfordshire: IOS Press, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 211:
- [I]t is moſt certaine, that after Herodotus and other auncient writers, it is ſafer to call theſe [elephants' tusks] teeth, then hornes; and I will breefly ſet downe the reaſons of Philoſtratus, that will haue them to be teeth, and afterward of Grapaldus [i.e., Francesco Mario Grapaldi], Aelianus, and Pauſanias, that would make them horns, and ſo leaue the reader to conſider whether opinion he thinketh moſt agreeable to truth. […] Thus they argument for the horns of Elephants. 1607, Conradus Gesnerus [i.e., Conrad Gessner]; Edward Topsell, “Of the Elephant”, in The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes. […], London: […] William Iaggard, →OCLC, page 194:
- […] And Lord Lanſdown, in his Preface to the Britiſh Enchanters, exclaims againſt that Species of Dramatic Dialogue, which (inſtead of being free, natural, and eaſy, as Converſation ſhould be) is preciſe, or formal, argumenting pro and con, like Diſputants in a School; […] [1762], attributed to Thomas Augustine Arne, “Preface”, in Artaxerxes. An English Opera. […], London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson […], →OCLC:
- Both kneeling, and all the reſt of the Popiſh Ceremonies, may well be compared to the Brazen Serpent. […] I. Rainoldes [i.e., John Rainolds] argumenteth, from Hezekiah his breaking downe of the Brazen Serpent, to the plucking downe of the ſigne of the Croſſe. 1637, [George Gillespie], “That the Ceremonies are Unlawfull, because They are Monuments of By-past Idolatry, […]”, in A Dispvte against the English-Popish Ceremonies Obtrvded vpon the Chvrch of Scotland. […], [Leiden]: [ […] W. Christiaens], →OCLC, 3rd part (Against the Lavvfulnesse of the Ceremonies), section 15, page 29:
- This was first enunciated by Loiseau et al. (1967) when he argumented that RE 'does not exist' in clinical practice, referring to its pure, typical form. 1999, Bernd A. Neubauer, Ulrich Stephani, Hermann Doose, “The Genetics of Rolandic Epilepsy and Related Conditions: Multifactorial Inheritance with a Major Gene Effect”, in S[amuel] F[rank] Berkovic, P. Genton, E. Hirsch, F. Picard, editors, Genetics of Focal Epilepsies: Clinical Aspects and Molecular Biology (Current Problems in Epilepsy; 13), London: John Libbey & Company, →ISBN, →ISSN, part II (The Idiopathic Age-related Focal Epilepsies), page 57:
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
- Albeit that it apperteneth to the apoſtolis, be the puiſtoun of God to tak ordour in all materis off debait cõcernyng ye faith, & ſpecialie to iterprete ye ſcripturis, as yat quhilkis had yͤ ſpreit of god, & wer yͤ trew kirk: It argumẽtis [argumentis] not yat vtheris, quha hes ꝯuenit [conuenit] ſenſyne in generale ꝯſales [consales] had the ſpreit of GOD, or wer the trew kirk: […] 1558, Quintine Kennedy [i.e., Quintin Kennedy], chapter 5, in Ane Compendius Tractiue Conforme to the Scripturis of Almychtie God, Ressoun, and Authoritie, […], [Edinburgh]: [J. Scot], →OCLC, signature C.ii.:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
argumented	Number=Plur, Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumented	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumented	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumented	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
argumented	Mood=Sub, Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumented	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumented	Tense=Past		lexicographic
argumenteth	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
argumenting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
argumentedst	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past	archaic	lexicographic
arguments	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
argumentest	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
argument	Number=Plur, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
argument	VerbForm=Inf		lexicographic
argument	Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
argument	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
argument	Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
argument	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

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argument en · NOUN · etymology 1

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argument en · VERB · etymology 2

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