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disagree(verb)BrE / ˌdɪsəˈɡriː / NAmE / ˌdɪsəˈɡriː / - if two people disagree or one person disagrees with another about something, they have a different opinion about it
- Even friends disagree sometimes.
- No, I disagree. I don't think it would be the right thing to do.
- He disagreed with his parents on most things.
- Some people disagree with this argument.
- Few would disagree that students learn best when they are interested in the topic.
- I’m sorry, I don’t agree/I have to disagree with you there.
- Well, actually, I’m not sure that that’s true.
- I don’t think that is exactly right.
- I wouldn’t agree that that's the best solution.
- I have to say that I don’t find that argument very convincing.
- I can’t go along with that idea.
- I take/see your point, but I don't think it would work in practice.
- Actually, I think that would make the situation worse.
- Actually, I'm not sure that’s the best plan.
- I understand where you’re coming from, but I think we might want to take a different approach here.
- I can see why you might feel that way, but I think we need to handle this differently.
- if statements or reports disagree, they give different information
Extra Examples- He and I simply disagree.
- I disagree strongly with this idea.
- I disagree totally with this policy.
- I feel uncomfortable publicly disagreeing with a colleague.
- I flatly disagree with that policy.
- I must respectfully disagree with her on this point.
- I personally disagreed with several elements of the proposal.
- It is difficult to disagree with the chairman on this point.
- Jack and Robert disagree about everything.
- Many in the government disagree over the scale of the changes.
- Ministers disagree over the scale of the changes.
- The only time we sharply disagreed was over the children’s education.
- Victoria and I obviously disagree on this issue.
- We disagree on this matter.
- When I pointed out that it had been her idea in the first place, she could hardly disagree.
- No, I disagree. I don’t think it would be the right thing to do.
- She disagreed that building more roads was the only way to handle traffic congestion.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they disagree
- he / she / it disagrees
- past simple disagreed
- past participle disagreed
- -ing form disagreeing
Word Origin- late 15th cent. (in sense (2), also in the sense ‘refuse to agree to’): from Old French desagreer.
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