They share the view that nuclear energy can play an important role in meeting global demands for energy. Professor Dawkins is of the same opinion as Dr Jones. share somebody’s view/be of the same opinion formal to have the same opinion as someone, especially about an important issue A lot of people share his view that tourism will have a negative impact on the island. The world’s scientists are in agreement that global warming is a problem that needs to be addressed.
be in agreement formal if people are in agreement, they agree with each other, especially after discussing something The brothers are in agreement over the future of their company. Most experts agree that dieting needs to be accompanied by regular exercise. I completely agree with Chomsky when he says that humans are born with a special ability to learn language. to have the same opinion agree to have the same opinion as someone, or to think that a statement is correct I totally agree with what you’ve just said. go along with something to agree with someone else’s plan or suggestion even though you are not sure if it is the right thing to do He wasn’t very happy with the idea, but he decided to go along with it. give your consent to say that you agree to something that will affect you, your family, or your property, when you have the legal right to say ‘no’ Her parents have given their consent to the marriage. approve to officially agree to a plan or proposal Congress approved the plan by a large majority. say yes especially spoken to agree to do what someone has asked They asked if I would give a talk, and I stupidly said yes. When I proposed that in future we should hold our meetings in the bar, the others agreed wholeheartedly. Few people expect the rebels to agree to the peace plan. The Council of Ministers would never agree to such a plan. THESAURUS to say yes agree to say that you think that someone’s plan or suggestion is a good idea and you think it should happen Charles suggested going for a picnic, and we all agreed. Using the progressive Agree is not used in the progressive. ✗Don’t say: They agreed all our proposals. You agree to a plan or suggestion: They agreed to all our proposals.People agree on or about a subject: My wife and I agree on most things.You agree with an opinion or statement: He agrees with this view.You agree with someone: I agree with Tanya.Prepositions with agree agree with somebody/something You can also say: Our parties agree with each other on this. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them: Our parties agree on this. 5 → agree to differ/disagree → agree with something Grammar Reciprocal verbs Agree is a reciprocal verb. 4 be the same SAME if two pieces of information agree with each other, they match or are the same agree with Your story doesn’t agree with what the police have told us. Grammar In more formal English, you say it was agreed that when saying what people agreed: It was agreed that the post would be advertised. agree a price/plan/strategy etc We agreed a new four-year contract. agree that We agreed that elections would be held in May.
agree on They managed to agree on a date for the wedding. 3 decide together AGREE to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them agree to do something We agreed to meet again the following Monday. agree to My sister won’t agree to our mother going into a nursing home. agree to do something No one really knows why he agreed to do the film. ‘I couldn’t agree more.’ 2 say yes AGREE to say yes to an idea, plan, suggestion etc OPP refuse I suggested we go somewhere for the weekend and she agreed at once. I quite agree/I couldn’t agree more (=I agree completely ) ‘We have to talk.’ ‘Absolutely, ’ Meredith replied. agree on/about We don’t agree on everything, of course. agree that Most people nowadays would agree that a good pub is one of our best traditions. agree with If she felt he was right, she would agree with him. S1 W1 verb 1 same opinion AGREE to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else OPP disagree Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.Agreeably ≠ disagreeably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English agree a‧gree / əˈɡriː /
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