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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q2: They won't agree (to/with) it
Hello dear teachers,
I want to ask you a few things about the following sentence, please.
The sentence is: They won't agree to it.
1) Why is 'to' used in that sentence? Is it correct to use 'to'? I'm asking you this because I've learnt that we use 'with' with 'agree', so shouldn't that sentence be "They won't agree with it"?
Thank you all.
I want to ask you a few things about the following sentence, please.
The sentence is: They won't agree to it.
1) Why is 'to' used in that sentence? Is it correct to use 'to'? I'm asking you this because I've learnt that we use 'with' with 'agree', so shouldn't that sentence be "They won't agree with it"?
Thank you all.
Top answer
"agree to something" means to consent to a plan, suggestion, etc. The management has proposed a settlement, but the union won't agree to it. "agree with someone/something" means to be of the same opinion about something or approve of something: He said we should buy it, and I agree with him.
- "agree to something" means to consent to a plan, suggestion, etc.
- The management has proposed a settlement, but the union won't agree to it.
- "agree with someone/something" means to be of the same opinion about something or approve of something: He said we should buy it, and I agree with him.
- I don't agree with his ideas.
- I don't agree with capital punishment.
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"agree to something" means to consent to a plan, suggestion, etc.
The management has proposed a settlement, but the union won't agree to it.
"agree with someone/something" means to be of the same opinion about something or approve of something:
He said we should buy it, and I agree with him.
I don't agree with his ideas.
I don't agree with
The management has proposed a settlement, but the union won't agree to it.
"agree with someone/something" means to be of the same opinion about something or approve of something:
He said we should buy it, and I agree with him.
I don't agree with his ideas.
I don't agree with
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Thank you very much, GPY, for your helpful reply. .... 
So can we say "They won't give their concent or they won't conc
So can we say "They won't give their concent or they won't conc
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LaboriousSo can we say "They won't give their concent or they won't concent to it" instead of saying "They won't agree to it", please?Yes, slightly more formally. Spelling: consent.
LaboriousAnd I've also heard people using/saying 'on' (and sometimes 'about') when they say they agree or don't agree with somebody. For exampl
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