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# dispute

«dispute» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **An argument or disagreement, especially a serious or long…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a dispute, disputes); verb (dispute, disputes, disputed, disputing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An argument or disagreement, especially a serious or long one between people, groups or countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#m1)

2) (verb) To argue that something is not true or not right: «dispute a decision». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#m2)

3) (verb) To argue or fight about who owns or controls something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#m3)

4) (phrase) «Beyond dispute» or «in dispute» means certain, or still being argued about. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news, there are «pay disputes», «border disputes» and «disputes between neighbours». In sport, players dispute the referee's decision. In maths and science, a fact that is «beyond dispute» has strong proof. Phrases: «in dispute», «beyond dispute», «settle a dispute», «a pay dispute», «dispute a claim».

### examples

- On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x1)
- The two neighbours had a dispute about the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x2)
- The teacher helped settle the dispute over the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x3)
- The player disputed the referee's decision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x4)
- The workers went on strike over a pay dispute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x5)
- The island is in dispute between the two countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x6)
- It is beyond dispute that the Earth goes round the Sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x7)
- Nobody disputes that she won fairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x8)
- A wise old Cat heard the dispute and offered to settle it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/#x9)

### note

Noun stress: «dis-PUTE» (also «DIS-pute» in UK); verb stress «dis-PUTE». Formal compared with «argument». A «disputed goal» is one that people argue should not count.

### In the corpora

- [An employment tribunal is a kind of court for work disputes, such as being sacked unfairly or not being paid what is owed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/17/)
- [Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/10/)
- [The number is unknown and disputed, the government says it restored order, and the event is not openly discussed in mainland China.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics/21/)
- [The famous story that spinach's iron was overrated because of a misplaced decimal point is itself disputed and partly a myth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/14/)
- [Maps of disputed places are drawn differently depending on who makes them, and some companies change their maps for different countries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dispute» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dispute/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.