Argue vs Confront - What's the difference?
argue | confront |
(obsolete) To prove.
To shows grounds for concluding ((that)); to indicate, imply.
* 1910 , , "The Soul of Laploshka", Reginald in Russia :
To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
To have an argument, a quarrel.
To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
To deal with.
To something bring face to face with.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
In intransitive terms the difference between argue and confront
is that argue is to have an argument, a quarrel while confront is to engage in confrontation.In transitive terms the difference between argue and confront
is that argue is to present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor) while confront is to put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.As verbs the difference between argue and confront
is that argue is to prove while confront is to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.argue
English
Verb
(argu)- To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable.
- He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
- He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
- The two boys argued because of disagreement about the science project.
- He argued his point.
- He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
Derived terms
* argie-bargie * argle-bargle * arguable * argue the toss * arguer * argy-bargyExternal links
* *Anagrams
* English reporting verbs ----confront
English
Verb
(en verb)- We should confront him about the missing money.
