noun, verb
noun about sth( an argument or a disagreement between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject where there is disagreement:
a dispute between the two countries about the border * the latest dispute over fishing rights * industrial / pay disputes * The union is in dispute with management over working hours. * The cause of the accident was still in dispute )= being argued about(. * The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment )= it could no longer be argued about(. * His theories are open to dispute )= can be disagreed with(.
Part of speech: verb
1 to question whether sth is true and valid:
[VN] These figures have been disputed. * to dispute a decision / claim * The family wanted to dispute the will. * [Vthat] No one is disputing that there is a problem. [also Vwh-]
2 to argue or disagree strongly with sb about sth, especially about who owns sth:
[VN] The ownership of this land has been disputed for centuries. * disputed territory * The issue remains hotly disputed. [also V]
3 [VN] to fight to get control of sth or to win sth:
On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for dispute is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is dispute a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, dispute is tagged as verb.
Does dispute appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — dispute appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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