agree
verb/əˈɡriː/
/əˈɡriː/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they agree | /əˈɡriː/ /əˈɡriː/ |
| he / she / it agrees | /əˈɡriːz/ /əˈɡriːz/ |
| past simple agreed | /əˈɡriːd/ /əˈɡriːd/ |
| past participle agreed | /əˈɡriːd/ /əˈɡriːd/ |
| -ing form agreeing | /əˈɡriːɪŋ/ /əˈɡriːɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion
- When he said that, I had to agree.
- + speech ‘That's true’, she agreed.
- agree with somebody I totally agree with you!
- agree about/on something You can't expect them to agree on everything.
- agree with somebody about/on something He agreed with them about the need for change.
- agree with something Many experts agree wholeheartedly with this statement.
- I tend to agree with her political views.
- agree (that)… All parties agree (that) urgent action is required.
- We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one.
- ‘It's terrible.’ ‘I couldn't agree more!’ (= I completely agree)
Express Yourself AgreeingAgreeingIn a discussion, people may say certain things that you want to support. (In addition, before you make a negative comment, you may want to say first that there are points that you agree with.)- Yes, that's true.
- That's right. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks to the plan…
- Exactly.
- Absolutely.
- Definitely.
- Yes, I suppose so.
- I guess so.
- I agree. It's definitely the best idea.
- I think you're right. We should listen to what they have to say.
- Sue is absolutely right. It's too early to make a decision now.
- I would go along with the idea that we should change the logo.
- We are in agreement on the best way to proceed, but we need to discuss the timing.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1- I agree with her analysis of the situation.
- I don't agree, for reasons I will explain later.
- They said she didn't look well and I had to agree.
- I very much agree with the prime minister.
- I agree entirely with what you have said.
- Do you agree with me that the plan won't work?
- I agree with that analysis of the situation.
- We don't always agree about everything.
- Historians have not always agreed about the exact date.
- They all agree (that) the research is hard work.
- I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do.
- I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- emphatically
- heartily
- strongly
- …
- cannot
- have to
- be inclined to
- …
- about
- on
- upon
- …
- I couldn’t agree more
- I quite agree
- I’m sure you will agree
- …
- [intransitive] (used especially in negative sentences) to approve of something because you think it is morally right
- agree with doing something I don't agree with hitting children as a punishment.
- agree with something I'm not sure I agree with the government's policy on this.
- [intransitive, transitive] to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen
- I asked for a pay rise and she agreed.
- agree to something The government has finally agreed in principle (= agreed in general but not in detail) to the terms of the deal.
- Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?
- agree (that)… She agreed (that) I could go early.
- agree to do something He reluctantly agreed to pay for the damage.
- She agreed to let me go early.
Synonyms agreeagreeaccept ▪ approve ▪ go along with somebody/something ▪ consentThese words all mean to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen.agree to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen:- He agreed to let me go early.
- They accepted the court’s decision.
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
- She just goes along with everything he suggests.
- She finally consented to answer our questions.
- to agree/consent to something
- to agree/consent to do something
- to agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
- to agree to/accept/approve a request
Extra Examples- She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed.
- Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something
- agree on/upon something Can we agree on a date?
- The new plan was agreed upon between the two sides.
- agree something They met at the agreed time.
- Can we agree a price?
- agree to do something We agreed to meet on Thursday.
- agree what, where, etc… We couldn't agree what to do.
- as agreed They left at ten, as agreed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementa2- The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals.
- The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy.
- We are working toward mutually agreed goals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- [transitive] agree something to officially accept a plan, request, etc. synonym approve
- The company agreed a deal worth $100 million.
- Next year's budget has been agreed.
- We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- readily
- voluntarily
- …
- be unable to
- fail to
- to
- agree to differ
- agree to disagree
- (be) mutually agreed
- …
- [intransitive] to be the same as something synonym tally
- The figures do not agree.
- agree with something Your account of the accident does not agree with hers.
opposite disagree - [intransitive] agree (with something) to match a word or phrase in number, gender or person
- In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’.
share opinion
approve of something
say yes
decide
accept
be the same
grammar
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.
Idioms
See agree in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee agree in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishagree to differ/disagree
- if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer
- We must just agree to differ on this.
- In the end we agreed to disagree.
- I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ.
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