agreement
- 01 B1 Intermediate
a situation where people have the same opinion or feeling about something.
the state of sharing a view, opinion, or purpose; a lack of contradiction between parties.
Simple“The two managers reached an agreement on how to handle the new project.”
In context“There was general agreement among the board members that the current strategy required significant revision before the next fiscal year.”
Antonyms - 02 B1 Intermediate
a formal decision or promise between two or more people or groups.
a negotiated arrangement or understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
Simple“The neighbors made a verbal agreement to share the cost of the new fence.”
In context“The ceasefire agreement was signed after weeks of intense diplomatic pressure from international mediators.”
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
a written document that is legally binding.
a legally enforceable contract or document that outlines specific obligations and rights.
Simple“Make sure you read the rental agreement carefully before you sign it.”
In context“The merger agreement contained several clauses designed to protect the interests of minority shareholders during the transition period.”
- 04 C1 Advanced
a rule where words in a sentence must match in number, gender, or person.
the grammatical correspondence between words in a sentence, such as a verb matching its subject in number.
Simple“In English, we must have agreement between the subject and the verb.”
In context“The student struggled with gender agreement when learning Spanish, often forgetting to change the adjective endings to match the nouns.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'between' or 'with'.
Teacher's tipIn EFL contexts, this usually refers to 'subject-verb agreement', which is a common area for learner errors.
PitfallThere is a lack of agreement between the subject and the verbs. There is a lack of agreement between the subject and the verb.In linguistics, 'agreement' usually refers to the relationship between a subject and a single verb form.
Synonyms
Usage agreement signed · broad agreement · general agreement
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.