dispute
verb/dɪˈspjuːt/
/dɪˈspjuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dispute | /dɪˈspjuːt/ /dɪˈspjuːt/ |
| he / she / it disputes | /dɪˈspjuːts/ /dɪˈspjuːts/ |
| past simple disputed | /dɪˈspjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈspjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle disputed | /dɪˈspjuːtɪd/ /dɪˈspjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form disputing | /dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ/ /dɪˈspjuːtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to question whether something is true or legally or officially acceptable
- dispute something These figures have been disputed.
- to dispute a decision/claim
- The family wanted to dispute the will.
- dispute that… No one is disputing that there is a problem.
- dispute whether, how, etc… | it is disputed whether, how, etc… It is disputed whether the law applies in this case.
Extra Examples- No one can dispute the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.
- The minister disputed the claim that the funding was insufficient.
- The players disputed the referee's decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hotly
- strongly
- vigorously
- …
- can
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- [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 with somebody He taught and disputed with local poets.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1- The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly disputed.
- The ownership of this land has been disputed for centuries.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hotly
- strongly
- vigorously
- …
- can
- [transitive] dispute something to fight to get control of something or to win something
- On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’.
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