agree

agree
verb
1 share opinion
ADVERB
▪ emphatically, heartily, strongly, very much
▪

I very much agree with your point.

▪ absolutely, completely, entirely, fully, quite, totally, wholeheartedly
▪

I agree entirely with what you have said.

▪ basically, broadly, generally, largely
▪

It is generally agreed that more funding is needed for education.

▪ unanimously
▪ privately, secretly
VERB + AGREE
▪ cannot
▪ have to
▪

I would have to agree with you there.

▪ be inclined to, tend to
▪

I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do.

PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪

We don't always agree about everything.

▪ on, upon
▪

Are we all agreed on this?

▪ with
▪

Do you agree with me that the plan 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; decide
ADVERB
▪ happily, readily, voluntarily, willingly
▪

She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed.

▪ grudgingly, reluctantly
▪ graciously, kindly
▪

Ms Harlow has kindly agreed to help.

▪ secretly, tacitly
▪ expressly (BrE)
▪ provisionally (esp. BrE)
▪

It was provisionally agreed that August 12 was to be the date.

VERB + AGREE
▪ be unable to, fail to
▪

The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy.

PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪

He agreed to our proposals.

PHRASES
▪ agree to differ, agree to disagree
▪

We must just agree to disagree on this point.

▪ (be) mutually agreed
▪

We are working towards/toward mutually agreed goals.

▪ internationally agreed, nationally agreed
▪

nationally agreed guidelines

Agree is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑conference, ↑country, ↑court, ↑expert, ↑judge, ↑minister, ↑observer, ↑scientist, ↑session, ↑side, ↑signatory, ↑union
Agree is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arrangement, ↑ceasefire, ↑date, ↑deal, ↑fee, ↑merger, ↑minute, ↑objective, ↑plan, ↑price, ↑programme, ↑resolution, ↑settlement, ↑solution, ↑sum, ↑truce, ↑verdict

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