agreeing
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1 having the same opinion (v.) A2 Elementarythinking the same way as another person about a topic.
sharing a common opinion or reaching a state of concurrence with another party.
ExampleThey spent the whole afternoon agreeing on which movie to watch.
ExampleDespite their different political backgrounds, the two ministers found themselves agreeing on the necessity of immediate infrastructure investment.
- concurring
- harmonizing
PitfallI am agreeing with you.I agree with you.In English, 'agree' is a stative verb. We usually use the simple present ('I agree') rather than the continuous form ('I am agreeing') to state an opinion.
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2 saying yes to a proposal (v.) B1 Intermediateaccepting a suggestion or promising to do something.
consenting to a proposal, request, or specific course of action.
ExampleBy agreeing to the new rules, the players could start the game.
ExampleBy agreeing to the terms of the settlement, the corporation avoided a lengthy and potentially damaging public trial.
- consenting
- assenting
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3 the act of consensus (n.) C1 Advanced Formalthe process or act of reaching an agreement.
the gerundial act of reaching a state of harmony or formal consensus.
ExampleThe agreeing of the final contract took much longer than expected.
ExampleThe formal agreeing of the treaty was delayed by several hours as diplomats argued over the precise phrasing of the preamble.
- concurrence
- accord
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4 matching or fitting (v.) B2 Upper Intermediatematching another thing or being consistent with it.
being consistent with or corresponding to another fact or grammatical element.
ExampleThe witness's story was not agreeing with the evidence found by the police.
ExampleThe data points were not agreeing with the initial hypothesis, forcing the research team to re-evaluate their entire methodology.
From agree + -ing.