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Agree Agreed I Early əˈɡriː Analysis Situation Opinion

Word agree
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / əˈɡriː / NAmE / əˈɡriː /
Example
  • when he said that, i had to agree.
  • ‘that's true’, she agreed.
  • he agreed with them about the need for change.
  • i agree with her analysis of the situation.
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agree

(verb)BrE / əˈɡriː / NAmE / əˈɡriː /
  1. to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion
    • opposite disagree
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/disagree
    • When he said that, I had to agree.
    • ‘That's true’, she agreed.
    • He agreed with them about the need for change.
    • I agree with her analysis of the situation.
    • We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one.
    • ‘It's terrible.’ ‘I couldn't agree more!’ (= I completely agree)
    • 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.
  2. if people are agreed or something is agreed, everyone has the same opinion about something
    • Are we all agreed on this?
    • It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting.
  3. 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.
    • Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?
    • She agreed (that) I could go early.
    • She agreed to let me go early.
    • 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.
  4. to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something
    • Can we agree on a date?
    • They met at the agreed time.
    • Can we agree a price?
    • They left at ten, as agreed.
    • We agreed to meet on Thursday.
    • We couldn't agree what to do.
  5. to officially accept a plan, request, etc.
    • synonym approve
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/approve
    • Next year's budget has been agreed.
  6. to be the same as something
    • synonym tally
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tally_2
    • The figures do not agree.
    • Your account of the accident does not agree with hers.
  7. to match a word or phrase in number, gender or person.
    • See related entries: Grammar
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/grammar/agree
    • In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’.
  8. if two people agree to differ, 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.

    Extra Examples

    • Do you agree with me that the plan won’t work?
    • Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help.
    • He agreed to our proposals.
    • I agree entirely with what you have said.
    • I couldn’t agree more with what has just been said.
    • I very much agree with the prime minister.
    • I would have to agree with you there.
    • 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.
    • It is generally agreed that more funding is needed for education.
    • It was provisionally agreed that 12 August was to be the date.
    • She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed.
    • The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy.
    • We are working towards/toward mutually agreed goals.
    • We don’t always agree about everything.
    • We must just agree to disagree on this point.
    • nationally agreed guidelines
    • working towards mutually agreed goals
    • ‘It ’s a scandal.’ ‘ I couldn’t agree more!’
    • ‘That’s true,’ she agreed.
    • Do you think he’ll agree to their proposal?
    • Have you agreed on a date?
    • He agreed to let me go early.
    • Historians have not always agreed about the exact date.
    • I agree absolutely.
    • I agree with that analysis of the situation.
    • I don’t agree, for reasons I will explain later.
    • It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting.
    • Next year’s budget has been agreed.
    • She agreed (that) we could finish early.
    • The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals.
    • They all agree (that) the research is hard work.
    • They left at ten, as agreed.
    • They said she didn’t look well and I had to agree.
    • We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms.
    • We couldn’t agree what to do.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they agree
    • he / she / it agrees
    • past simple agreed
    • past participle agreed
    • -ing form agreeing

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.
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