Synonyms: maintain, contend, put forward, put forward arguments
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
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| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) argue | (I) argued |
| (thou) arguest | (thou) arguedst |
| (he) argues, argueth | (he) argued |
| (we) argue | (we) argued |
| (you) argue | (you) argued |
| (they) argue | (they) argued |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) argue | (I) argued |
| (thou) argue | (thou) argued |
| (he) argue | (he) argued |
| (we) argue | (we) argued |
| (you) argue | (you) argued |
| (they) argue | (they) argued |
| Imperative mood |
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| argue |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
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| arguing | argued |
The president has argued that the plane transfer is legal because it is being given to the US defence department, and not to him personally.
“All very well,” argued Trewe, “but how and where?”