English · Word Candidate

argument

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: arguments

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự thật hoặc tuyên bố được sử dụng để hỗ trợ một đề xuất

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

There is no greater, at leaſt no more palpable and convincing Argument of the Exiſtence of a Deity than the admirable Art and Wiſdom that diſcovers itſelf in the make and conſtitution, the order and diſpoſition, the ends and uſes of all the parts and members of this ſtately fabrick of Heaven and Ear

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. — A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dãy các đề xuất được tổ chức để kết luận logic từ các tiền đề

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Consider the argument: / 15) I am hungry; therefore I am hungry. / Intuitively this should count as valid. But suppose we thought of the components of arguments as sentences, and suppose we imagine the context shifting between the utterance of the premise and the utterance of the conclusion. Suppose

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “argument” mean?

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Is “argument” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.