argumentar

/aɾɣumenˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
argumento
preterite (yo)
argumenté
past participle
argumentado

Meaning

  1. to argue

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

altercar

argumentar means to argue in the sense of presenting reasoning, not necessarily heated; altercar specifically means a heated dispute or altercation.

polemizar

argumentar means to present reasoned arguments; polemizar means to engage in a public debate or controversy.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

argumentar

argumentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to argue."

Portuguese

polemizar

polemizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to argue."

Practice

1 What does argumentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches argumentar?

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