argue
/ˈɑɹɡju/
verb
Common
1.v.present reasons and arguments
2.v.have an argument about something
3.v.give evidence of
“The evidence argues for your claim”
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argue and reason share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. argue means “present reasons and arguments”. reason means “a rational motive for a belief or action”. reason is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɑɹɡju/
1.v.present reasons and arguments
2.v.have an argument about something
3.v.give evidence of
“The evidence argues for your claim”
/ˈɹizən/
1.n.a rational motive for a belief or action
“the reason that war was declared”
2.n.an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
“the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly”
3.n.the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
“we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil”
| argue | reason | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹɡju/ | /ˈɹizən/ |
| Said | AHRG-yoo | REE-zuhn |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 3 | 9 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | reason | ground |
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