Language Research

agree · verb

/əˈgriː/Full view

Word family

Nouns: agreement, disagreement

Adjectives: agreeable

Verbs: agree, disagree

Adverbs: agreeably

agree (SAME OPINION)

A2 I or T to have the same opinion as someone

Dictionary examples:

I agree with you.

My father and I don't agree about/on very much.

We all agreed that mistakes had been made.

"You're absolutely right," agreed Jake.

Learner example:

Do you agree with me? (Key English Test; A2; Spanish)

agree (DECIDE)

B1 I or T to decide something with someone

Dictionary examples:

We agreed to meet on Sunday.

We couldn't agree on what to buy.

Learner example:

I met him when I travelled to Greece last year and we agreed to meet this year in Switzerland. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Swiss German)

agree (SAY YES)

B2 I to say you will do something that someone asks you to

Dictionary examples:

She agreed to help him.

The bank has agreed to lend me £5000.

Learner example:

When I came home, I told my mother everything and she agreed to put him up. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)

agree (BE THE SAME)

C1 I If two descriptions, statements, etc. agree, they are the same.

Dictionary examples:

Her notes do not agree with what I remember happening.

Does the information in the two reports agree?

Learner example:

This does not agree with the intentions of our Programme. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Dutch)

agree with sth

B2 to think that something is morally acceptable

Dictionary example:

I don't agree with hunting.

Learner example:

I don't agree with keeping animals in zoos; I think that it's cruel and unnecessary. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)