Agree On, To or With?

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Agree On, To or With?

Hello and welcome to Fransy Fancy English! We can agree on something, to something and with something or someone. Let's investigate!


AGREE (WITH SOMEONE) ON/ABOUT SOMETHING 
AGREE (WITH SOMEONE) ON DOING SOMETHING

People agree on a topic, plan, solution or idea when they have they same opinion about something.

"We finally agreed on a time/date to meet."
"They agreed on a solution."
"Musk and Bezos agreed on who is responsible for the inflation."
"NATO members informally agree on not equipping Ukraine with combat weapons."
"The two leaders agreed on the plan."
"I think that we must agree on a price."
"It's not possible to agree on everything."
"Can we at least agree on what to do tonight? It's getting late."

AGREE TO DO SOMETHING
AGREE TO PLANS/IDEAS/DEMANDS/CONDITIONS/PROPOSALS/TERMS

You need to give your consent to agree to something or to do something. When you agree to some sort of plan, condition or suggestion, you approve of it. If you agree to do something, you accept it and you promise to follow through.

"You shouldn't have agreed to do that."
"Germany urges Hungary to agree to a Russian oil embargo."
"Do you agree to the conditions?"
"He agreed to our suggestions."
"G7 nations agree to decarbonize power sectors by 2035."
"I don't think that anyone would agree to higher taxes."
"I don't agree to your taking this job."
"Greece and the UK agreed to formal talks over the Parthenon Marbles" 








AGREE WITH A(N) OPINION/IDEA/SITUATION
AGREE WITH DOING SOMETHING

"I am inclined to agree with your opinion."
"I strongly disagree with what you say."
"I only agree with the second part."
"I agree with you to a certain extent."
"I don't fully agree with this proposal."
"With all due respect, Mr. Brown, I cannot agree with your last statement."

When two things don't agree with each other, they are dissimilar and inconsistent. 

"Your account of the accident does not agree with hers."
"His actions don't agree with his words."

You can say that you don't agree with a particular idea, plan or method when you think it is unsuitable or morally incorrect. 

"I don't agree with spanking children as a punishment."
"I don't agree with the comments you made."


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