to have an argument about

  • 1have words (with somebody) (about something) — have/exchange ˈwords (with sb) (about sth) idiom (especially BrE) to have an argument with sb • We ve had words. • Words were exchanged. Main entry: ↑wordidiom …

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  • 2have words (with someone) — have/exchange/words (with someone) phrase to have an argument with someone Tom and I have already had words about that today. Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry …

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  • 3argument — n. dispute 1) to get into, have an argument 2) to break off, terminate; clinch, settle an argument 3) an angry, bitter, heated, loud, violent argument 4) an argument breaks out 5) an argument about, over; between; with (I had a bitter argument… …

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  • 4argument — noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, heated, violent ▪ big ▪ I had a big argument with my mother this morning. ▪ little, petty …

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  • 5argument */*/*/ — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡjʊmənt] / US [ˈɑrɡjəmənt] noun Word forms argument : singular argument plural arguments Metaphor: An argument is like a fight or war, with people attacking each other s opinions and defending their own. She tried to defend herself… …

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  • 6argument — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)gjʊmənt[/t]] ♦♦ arguments 1) N VAR: oft N for/against n/ ing, N that An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct. There s a strong argument …

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  • 7argument — ar|gu|ment [ argjəmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count an angry disagreement between people: QUARREL: a heated argument (=extremely angry disagreement) without an argument: They won t accept higher prices without an argument. have an argument (with… …

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  • 8argument — noun 1 (C) a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily (+ with): an argument with my husband (+ about/over): The argument seemed to be about who was going to take the cat to the vet. | have an argument: They were having an… …

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  • 9have — 1 strong, auxiliary verb past tense had, strong, third person singularpresent tense has; strong, negative short forms: haven t, hadn t, hasn t 1 used with the past participle of another verb to make the perfect tense of that verb: We have… …

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  • 10have — have1 W1S1 [v, əv, həv strong hæv] auxiliary v past tense and past participle had [d, əd, həd strong hæd] third person singular has [z, əz, həz strong hæz] [: Old English; Origin: habban] 1.) used with past participles to form ↑perfect tenses ▪… …

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