{
    "term": "agree",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "agree",
            "heSheIt": "agrees"
        },
        "pastSimple": "agreed",
        "pastParticiple": "agreed",
        "ingForm": "agreeing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion",
            "sensetop": "+ speechagree with somebodyagree about/on somethingagree with somebody about/on somethingagree with somethingagree (that)…",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When he said that, I had to agree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘That's true’, she agreed.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **totally agree** with you!",
                    "contextForm": "agree with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't expect them to agree on everything.",
                    "contextForm": "agree about/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He agreed with them about the need for change.",
                    "contextForm": "agree with somebody about/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many experts **agree wholeheartedly** with this statement.",
                    "contextForm": "agree with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **tend to agree** with her political views."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All parties agree (that) urgent action is required.",
                    "contextForm": "agree (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘It's terrible.’ ‘I **couldn't agree more**!’ *(= I completely agree)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I agree with her analysis of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't agree, for reasons I will explain later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They said she didn't look well and I had to agree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I very much agree with the prime minister."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I agree entirely with what you have said."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you agree with me that the plan won't work?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I agree with that analysis of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We don't always agree about everything."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Historians have not always agreed about the exact date."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all agree (that) the research is hard work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["emphatically", "heartily", "strongly"],
                "verb + agree": ["cannot", "have to", "be inclined to"],
                "preposition": ["about", "on", "upon"],
                "phrases": [
                    "I couldn’t agree more",
                    "I quite agree",
                    "I’m sure you will agree"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to approve of something because you think it is morally right",
            "sensetop": "agree with doing somethingagree with something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't agree with hitting children as a punishment.",
                    "contextForm": "agree with doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not sure I agree with the government's policy on this.",
                    "contextForm": "agree with something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen",
            "sensetop": "agree to somethingagree (that)…agree to do something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I asked for a pay rise and she agreed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has finally **agreed in principle** *(= agreed in general but not in detail)* to the terms of the deal.",
                    "contextForm": "agree to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She agreed (that) I could go early.",
                    "contextForm": "agree (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **reluctantly agreed** to pay for the damage.",
                    "contextForm": "agree to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She agreed to let me go early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["happily", "readily", "voluntarily"],
                "verb + agree": ["be unable to", "fail to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "agree to differ",
                    "agree to disagree",
                    "(be) mutually agreed"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something",
            "sensetop": "agree on/upon somethingagree somethingagree to do somethingagree what, where, etc…as agreed",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can we agree on a date?",
                    "contextForm": "agree on/upon something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new plan was agreed upon between the two sides."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They met at the agreed time.",
                    "contextForm": "agree something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can we agree a price?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We agreed to meet on Thursday.",
                    "contextForm": "agree to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We couldn't agree what to do.",
                    "contextForm": "agree what, where, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They left at ten, as agreed.",
                    "contextForm": "as agreed"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are working toward mutually agreed goals."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["happily", "readily", "voluntarily"],
                "verb + agree": ["be unable to", "fail to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "agree to differ",
                    "agree to disagree",
                    "(be) mutually agreed"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to officially accept a plan, request, etc.",
            "sensetop": "agree something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company **agreed a deal** worth $100 million."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Next year's budget has been agreed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["happily", "readily", "voluntarily"],
                "verb + agree": ["be unable to", "fail to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "agree to differ",
                    "agree to disagree",
                    "(be) mutually agreed"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to be the same as something",
            "sensetop": "agree with something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The figures do not agree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your account of the accident does not agree with hers.",
                    "contextForm": "agree with something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to match a word or phrase in number, gender or person",
            "sensetop": "agree (with something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We must just agree to differ on this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the end we agreed to disagree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriː/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agree__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːz/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agrees__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːd/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agreeing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriː/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agree__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːz/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agrees__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːd/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ag/agree/agreeing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’."
}