Showing posts with label Agree with vs. Agree to. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agree with vs. Agree to. Show all posts

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.
  • I 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.