Argument

Definition

argument /'ɑ:gjumǝnt/ n ၁။ [C] ~ (with sb) (about/ over sth) အျငင္းအခံု။ စကားမ်ားျခင္း။ get into/ have an argument with the referee (about his decision). ၂။ [U] ~ (about sth) အက်ဳိးသင့္ အေၾကာင္းသင့္ ေဆြးေႏြးျခင္း။ We agreed without further argument. ❍ Let's assume for the sake of argument (ie as a basic for discussion) that our subsidy is reduced by half. ၃။ [C] ~(for/ against sth); ~ (that…) အေၾကာင္းျပခ်က္။ accept/ reject an argument ❍ There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment. ❍ The government's argument is that they must first aim to beat inflation. ၄။ [C] ဆိုလိုရင္း။ အာေဘာ္။

Examples

1. A heated argument (=extremely angry disagreement)
2. [without an argument] : They won’t accept higher prices without an argument.
3. [have an argument (with someone)] : I’ve had an argument with my girlfriend.
4. [get into an argument (with someone)] : Every time we visit my family
5. he gets into an argument with my sister.
6. [argument about/over] : I try to avoid arguments about money.
7. [win/lose an argument] : We can win this argument if we present the facts clearly.
8. [argument about/over] : The party is involved in an argument over economic policy.
9. The Court of Appeal rejected her arguments.
10. His main argument is stated in the opening chapter.
11. [argument for/against] : There are powerful arguments against releasing them from prison.
12. You could make an argument for working shorter hours.