Tra từ agree - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

agree [agree agrees agreed agreeing] BrE [əˈɡriː] NAmE [əˈɡriː] verb

SHARE OPINION
1. intransitive, transitive to have the same opinion as sb; to say that you have the same opinion
• When he said that, I had to agree.
•+ speech ‘That's true’, she agreed.
•~ (with sb) (about/on sth) He agreed with them about the need for change.
•~ with sth I agree with her analysis of the situation.
•~ (that)… We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one.
•‘It's terrible.’ ‘I couldn't agree more!’ (= I completely agree)
Opp: ↑disagree
2. transitive if people are agreed or sth is agreed, everyone has the same opinion about sth
•be agreed (on/about sth) Are we all agreed on this?
•be agreed (that…) It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting.

SAY YES
3. intransitive, transitive to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what sb wants or that you will allow sth to happen
• I asked for a pay rise and she agreed.
•~ to sth Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?
•~ (that)… She agreed (that) I could go early.
•~ to do sth She agreed to let me go early.

DECIDE
4. intransitive, transitive to decide with sb else to do sth or to have sth
•~ on sth Can we agree on a date?
•~ sth They met at the agreed time.
•Can we agree a price?
•They left at ten, as agreed.
•~ to do sth We agreed to meet on Thursday.
•~ what, where, etc… We couldn't agree what to do.

ACCEPT
5. transitive ~ sth to officially accept a plan, request, etc.
Syn: ↑approve
•Next year's budget has been agreed.

BE THE SAME
6. intransitive to be the same as sth
Syn: ↑tally
•The figures do not agree.
•~ with sth Your account of the accident does not agree with hers.
Opp: ↑disagree

GRAMMAR
7. intransitive ~ (with sth) to match a word or phrase in ↑number, ↑gender or ↑person
•In ‘Tom likes jazz’, the singular verb ‘likes’ agrees with the subject ‘Tom’.
Idiom: ↑agree to differ
Derived: ↑not agree with somebody
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.

Thesaurus:
agree verb
1. I, T
•‘That's true,’ she agreed.
formal concur •
Opp: disagree
agree/concur with sb/sth
agree/concur that…
agree/concur with sb's assessment/conclusion/idea/view
2. I, T
•I asked for a pay rise and she agreed.
accept • • approve • • go along with sb/sth • • grant • |formal consent • • acquiesce •
Opp: refuse
agree/consent/acquiesce to sth
agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/scheme/proposal
agree to/accept/approve/go along with/acquiesce in a decision
agree to/accept/approve/grant a request
3.
•Can we agree a price?
settle • • negotiate • • do a deal • • understand • • broker • • hammer sth out • |informal thrash sth out • |formal conclude •
agree/settle/negotiate/do a deal/broker/hammer out/thrash out/conclude sth with sb
agree/be understood that…
agree/settle/negotiate/do/broker/hammer out/conclude a deal
negotiate/broker/hammer out/thrash out/conclude an agreement

Synonyms:
agree
accept • approve • go along with sb/sth • consent
These words all mean to say that you will do what sb wants or that you will allow sth to happen.
agree • to say that you will do what sb wants or that you will allow sth to happen: ▪ He agreed to let me go early.
accept • to be satisfied with sth that has been done, decided or suggested: ▪ They accepted the court's decision.
approve • to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request: ▪ The committee unanimously approved the plan.
go along with sb/sth • (rather informal) to agree to sth that sb else has decided; to agree with sb else's ideas: ▪ She just goes along with everything he suggests.
consent • (rather formal) to agree to sth or give your permission for sth: ▪ She finally consented to answer our questions.
to agree/consent to sth
to agree/consent to do sth
to agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
to agree to/accept/approve a request

Example Bank:
•Do you agree with me that the plan won't work?
•Edith Harlow has kindly agreed to help.
•He agreed to our proposals.
•I agree entirely with what you have said.
•I couldn't agree more with what has just been said.
•I very much agree with the prime minister.
•I would have to agree with you there.
•I'm inclined to agree there's nothing we can do.
•I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of the company.
•It is generally agreed that more funding is needed for education.
•It was provisionally agreed that 12 August was to be the date.
•She suggested a walk in the open air and he readily agreed.
•The two countries were unable to agree on a common strategy.
•We are working towards/toward mutually agreed goals.
•We don't always agree about everything.
•We must just agree to disagree on this point.
•nationally agreed guidelines
•working towards mutually agreed goals
•‘It 's a scandal.’ ‘ I couldn't agree more!’
•‘That's true,’ she agreed.
•Do you think he'll agree to their proposal?
•Have you agreed on a date?
•He agreed to let me go early.
•Historians have not always agreed about the exact date.
•I agree absolutely.
•I agree with that analysis of the situation.
•I don't agree, for reasons I will explain later.
•It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting.
•Next year's budget has been agreed.
•She agreed (that) we could finish early.
•The two sides failed to agree on any of the proposals.
•They all agree (that) the research is hard work.
•They left at ten, as agreed.
•They said she didn't look well and I had to agree.
•We arranged to meet a few days later and agree terms.
•We couldn't agree what to do.