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W1S1 [əˈgri:] v
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1¦(same opinion)¦
2¦(say yes)¦
3¦(decide together)¦
4¦(be the same)¦
5 agree to differ/disagree
Phrasal verbs
　agree with something
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: agréer, from gré 'will, pleasure', from Latin gratus 'pleasing']
1.) ¦(SAME OPINION)¦ [I,T not in progressive]
to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else
≠ ↑disagree
▪ Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.
agree with
▪ If she felt he was right, she would agree with him.
agree that
▪ Most people nowadays would agree that a good pub is one of our best traditions.
agree on/about
▪ We don't agree on everything, of course.
I quite agree/I couldn't agree more
(=I agree completely)
▪ 'We have to talk.' 'Absolutely,' Meredith replied. 'I couldn't agree more.'
2.) ¦(SAY YES)¦ [I,T not in progressive]
to say yes to an idea, plan, suggestion etc
≠ ↑refuse
▪ I suggested we go somewhere for the weekend and she agreed at once.
agree to do sth
▪ No one really knows why he agreed to do the film.
agree to
▪ My sister won't agree to our mother going into a nursing home.
3.) ¦(DECIDE TOGETHER)¦ [I,T not in progressive]
to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them
agree to do sth
▪ We agreed to meet again the following Monday.
agree on
▪ They managed to agree on a date for the wedding.
agree that
▪ It was agreed that elections would be held in May.
agree a price/plan/strategy etc
▪ We agreed a new four-year contract.
4.) ¦(BE THE SAME)¦ [I not in progressive]
if two pieces of information agree with each other, they match or are the same
agree with
▪ Your story doesn't agree with what the police have told us.
5.) agree to differ/disagree
if two people agree to differ, they accept that they have different opinions about something and stop arguing about it
agree with [agree with sth] phr v
1.) to believe that a decision, action, or suggestion is correct or right
▪ I don't agree with hitting children.
2.) not agree with sb
if a type of food does not agree with you, it makes you feel ill
▪ Green peppers don't agree with me.
3.) if an adjective, verb etc agrees with a word, it matches that word by being plural if the word is plural etc

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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