Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Agree with vs. Agree to



Agree with: To agree with a suggestion or a course of action is to regard it with approval. Also, facts may agree with (correspond to) each other.
  • I completely agree with your recent editorial.
  • I don't agree with what they're doing.
  • His second statement agrees with the facts.
  • agreed with the approach Sarah adopted.
  • Your data do not agree with our results.

Agree to: To agree to a suggestion or a course of action is to give consent.
  • She had agreed to go and see a movie with him
  • Club members have provisionally agreed to the changes.
  • The company agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense of a lengthy legal case.
  • He agreed to pay me for the drawings.
  • All senators agree to a postponement.

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