Meaning

15 senses
  1. (also, countable, figuratively)A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

  2. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

    (also, countable, figuratively, uncountable)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.

    Argument

    обоснова́ниеobosnovánije, аргуме́нтargumént, до́водdóvod

    обґрунтува́нняobgruntuvánnja, аргуме́нтarhumént, до́відdóvid

  3. (countable)A process of reasoning; argumentation.

    Argumentation

    аргуме́нтargumént, аргумента́цияargumentácija

    аргуме́нтarhumént, аргумента́ціяarhumentácija

    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

  4. (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.

  5. (countable)A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

    The neighbours got into an argument about the branches of the trees that extended over the fence.

    Diskussion, Streit, Streitgespräch

    спорspor, ссо́раssóra

    супере́чкаsuperéčka, спірspir

  6. (broadly, countable, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable)Any dispute, altercation, or collision.

    Steve got in a physical argument with his neighbor and came away with a black eye.

    While biking home, he got in an argument with the pavement.

  7. (countable)Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The independent variable of a function.

    Argument, Funktionsargument, x-Wert

    аргуме́нтargumént, пара́метрparámetr

    аргуме́нтarhumént, змі́ннаzmínna

  9. (countable, uncountable)The phase of a complex number.

  10. (also, countable, uncountable)A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.

    The altitude is the argument of the refraction.

  11. (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.

    Argument

    аргуме́нтargumént, пара́метрparámetr

    зале́жна змі́ннаzaléžna zmínna

    (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

  12. (countable, uncountable)A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.

Examples

771 sentences
  1. The argument ended in a fight.

    Суперечка закінчилася бійкою.

    ruСпор окончился дракой.

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  2. I often have arguments with Tom.

    Ми з Томом часто сперечаємося.

    ruУ нас с Томом часто бывают споры.

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  3. I took his side in the argument.

    Я прийняв його сторону у суперечці.

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  4. Let's not get into an argument.

    Давай не будем влаштовувати суперечки.

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  5. Did you and Tom have an argument?

    Ви з Томом посварилися?

    ruУ вас с Томом был спор?

    deHast du dich mit Tom gestritten?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
2. process of reasoning:
4. verbal dispute; a quarrel:
7.1. independent variable:
8.1. variable that is being passed to a function:
Русский
By meaning 4
1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
2. process of reasoning:
4. verbal dispute; a quarrel:
7.1. independent variable:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
1. fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
2. process of reasoning:
4. verbal dispute; a quarrel:
7.1. independent variable:
9. subject or matter:

Origin

From Middle English argument, from Anglo-Norman and Old French arguement, from Latin argum

From Middle English argument, from Anglo-Norman and Old French arguement, from Latin argumentum. The English word is analysable as argue + -ment. Doublet of argumentum.

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Forms

plural: arguments
Singularargument
Pluralarguments

regular

Synonyms

57 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

83 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • an an argument
  • an argument with
  • had another argument
  • wins arguments
  • another argument
  • any arguments

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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