argue someone out of (doing) something
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argue someone into (doing) something — argue someone into/out of/(doing) something british phrase to persuade someone to do not to do something I’ve managed to argue him out of going to the match. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entr … Useful english dictionary
argue */*/*/ — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡju] / US [ˈɑrˌɡju] verb Word forms argue : present tense I/you/we/they argue he/she/it argues present participle arguing past tense argued past participle argued 1) a) [intransitive] if people argue, they speak to each other in an… … English dictionary
argue — ar|gue [ ar,gju ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if people argue, they speak to each other in an angry way because they disagree: QUARREL: Those girls are always arguing! argue with: Don t argue with me you know I m right. argue about/over: We used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
argue — ar|gue W1S1 [ˈa:gju: US ˈa:r ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: arguer, from Latin arguere to make clear ] 1.) to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way ▪ We could hear the neighbours arguing. argue with ▪ Gallacher… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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out- — [aut] prefix 1.) used to form nouns and adjectives from verbs that are followed by out ▪ an outbreak of flu (=from break out ) ▪ outspoken comments (=from speak out ) 2.) [in nouns and adjectives] outside or beyond something ▪ an outbuilding… … Dictionary of contemporary English
out- — [aut] prefix 1.) used to form nouns and adjectives from verbs that are followed by out ▪ an outbreak of flu (=from break out ) ▪ outspoken comments (=from speak out ) 2.) [in nouns and adjectives] outside or beyond something ▪ an outbuilding… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Out-of-body experience — Artist s depiction of the separation stage of an out of body experience, which often precedes free movement. An out of body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE) is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one s body… … Wikipedia
make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
save — save1 [ seıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 help someone/something avoid harm ▸ 2 avoid using something ▸ 3 help someone avoid doing something ▸ 4 keep something for future ▸ 5 in computing ▸ 6 stop point being scored ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English