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Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): agreement, disagreement, agree, disagree, agreeable, agreeably
Xem thêm: hold, concur, concord, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in
agree verb
1 share opinion
ADV. heartily, strongly, very much I very much agree with the prime minister. | absolutely, completely, entirely, fully, wholeheartedly I agree entirely with what you have said. | broadly, generally It is generally agreed that more funding is needed for education. | unanimously | gravely, lamely, meekly, soberly, tartly ‘That's true,’ she agreed gravely.
VERB + AGREE cannot | be inclined to I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do.
PREP. about We don't always agree about everything. | on/upon Are we all agreed on this? | with Do you agree with me that the scheme won't work?
PHRASES I couldn't agree more I couldn't agree more with what has just been said. | I quite agree, I'm sure you will agree I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company.
2 say yes
ADV. voluntarily | readily She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed. | grudgingly, reluctantly | kindly Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help. | tacitly | provisionally
PREP. to He agreed to our proposals.
3 decide
ADV. expressly | tacitly | verbally | provisionally It was provisionally agreed that 12 August was to be the date.
VERB + AGREE be unable to, fail to The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy.
PHRASES agree to differ/disagree We must just agree to disagree on this point. | (be) mutually agreed working towards mutually agreed goals | internationally/nationally agreed nationally agreed guidelines
v.
We agreed on the terms of the settlement
I can't agree with you!
I hold with those who say life is sacred
Both philosophers concord on this point
She agreed to all my conditions
He agreed to leave her alone
The two stories don't agree in many details
The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
The colors don't harmonize
Their ideas concorded
Subjects and verbs must always agree in English
White wine doesn't agree with me
No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman