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(intransitive) to talk with many digressions / (transitive) to not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question

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argue round and round

Source Word

argue round and round

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) to talk with many digressions / (transitive) to not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）話がそれたり、それたりして堂々巡りになり、結論に至らない状態になる / （他動詞）主題や質問を避けるため、意図的に話を逸らす

They argue round and round about the agenda, never settling on a plan.

彼らは議題について堂々巡りに議論し、いつまでも決められなかった。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) to talk with many digressions

Sense（2）

(transitive) to not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question

argues round and round

（ present singular third-person ）

arguing round and round

（ participle present ）

argued round and round

（ participle past ）

argued round and round

（ past ）