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Argue Pronunciation
Argue is pronounced AHR-gyoo, IPA /ˈɑrgju/.
AHR-gyoo
US /ˈɑrgju/ · UK /ˈɑːgjuː/
Syllables: AHR · gyoo (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To disagree in words, or to give reasons for a position.
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Argue in a Sentence
- They argue about the heating every winter.
- I would argue the opposite.
- Nobody wants to argue with the referee.
Common Mispronunciations of Argue
Not AHR-goo
A y glide opens the second syllable, giving gyoo, the same sound as in argument and ambiguous.
Not ahr-GYOO
The force sits on the first beat, where it stays for every form of the word except the noun arguable.
Tip: Argue and argument share the gyoo, but argument drops a letter in the spelling and keeps the sound.
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