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 which 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/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 agreeagree- accept
- approve
- go along with somebody/something
- consent
- 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.
- accept to be satisfied with something that has been done, decided or suggested:
- They accepted the court’s decision.
- approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request:
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
- go along with somebody/something (rather informal) to agree to something that somebody else has decided; to agree with somebody else’s ideas:
- She just goes along with everything he suggests.
- consent (rather formal) to agree to something or give your permission for something:
- 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
- …
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- [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
agree 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.