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- DictionaryDis·pute/diˈspyo͞ot/
noun
- 1. a disagreement, argument, or debate: "a territorial dispute between the two countries"
verb
- 1. argue about (something); discuss heatedly: "he taught and disputed with local poets"
- 2. compete for; strive to win: "the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead"
The meaning of DISPUTE is to engage in argument : debate; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence. How to use dispute in a sentence.
to engage in argument or debate: She liked nothing more than to dispute with her fellow law students. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel: Those two are always disputing about something or other. Synonyms: squabble, bicker.
DISPUTE definition: 1. an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and…. Learn more.
The noun dispute means any conflict or disagreement. The countries were in the middle of a border dispute; both sides claimed the toxic waste dump belonged to the other. As a verb, dispute can mean to quarrel or argue, but it can also mean to take exception to something.
When people dispute something, they fight for control or ownership of it. You can also say that one group of people dispute something with another group.
dis•pute. (dɪˈspyut) v. -put•ed, -put•ing,n. v.i. 1. to engage in argument or debate. 2. to argue vehemently; quarrel. v.t. 3. to argue or debate about. 4. to argue against; call in question. 5. to quarrel or fight about; contest. 6. to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
dispute. noun. /dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪspjuːt/ [countable, uncountable] an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree. industrial/pay disputes. dispute between A and B a dispute between the two countries about the border. dispute over/about something the latest dispute over fishing rights.
disputed, disputes, disputing. To argue; debate. To argue or debate (a question); discuss pro and con. To question the truth of; doubt. To oppose in any way; resist. To strive to gain or win; struggle over. The two countries disputed the region for decades.
[transitive, intransitive] to argue or disagree strongly with somebody about something, especially about who owns something. dispute something (with somebody) I tried to dispute the bill with the waiter. The United Nations recognizes the area as a disputed territory. The issue remains hotly disputed.
DISPUTE definition: 1. a disagreement, especially one that lasts a long time: 2. to disagree with something someone…. Learn more.
