to argue (about)

  • 121issue — is|sue1 [ˈıʃu:, ˈısju: US ˈıʃu:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/problem)¦ 2¦(magazine)¦ 3 take issue with somebody/something 4 make an issue (out) of something 5 have issues (with somebody/something) 6 at issue 7¦(act of giving something)¦ 8¦(set of things …

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  • 122haggle — hag|gle [ hægl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to argue in order to agree on the price of something: haggle with: You get good prices on materials by haggling with local manufacturers. haggle over/about: I didn t bother to haggle about the price. haggle …

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  • 123issue — is|sue1 [ ıʃu ] noun *** ▸ 1 subject ▸ 2 magazine ▸ 3 set made available ▸ 4 official giving ▸ 5 children ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics, etc.: It s a Web site devoted …

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  • 124make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

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  • 125haggle — UK [ˈhæɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms haggle : present tense I/you/we/they haggle he/she/it haggles present participle haggling past tense haggled past participle haggled 1) to argue in order to agree on the price of something haggle… …

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  • 126controvert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deny, contradict, contravene, traverse (legal), impugn, refute, confute, oppose, argue against, dispute, counter, debate. See negation. Ant., confirm, support. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To argue… …

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  • 127fight*/*/*/ — [faɪt] (past tense and past participle fought [fɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] if people fight, they use guns or other weapons against each other Dan fought in the Gulf War.[/ex] We were fighting for freedom.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if people or animals fight,… …

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  • 128dispute — [di spyo͞ot′] vi. disputed, disputing [ME disputen < OFr desputer < L disputare, lit., to compute, discuss, hence argue about < dis , apart + putare, to think: see PUTATIVE] 1. to argue; debate 2. to quarrel vt. 1. to argue or debate (a… …

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