vendredi 18 avril 2014

Notes on usage: Agree

Accept - Approve - Go along with sb/sth - Consent

 

These words all mean to say that you will do what sb want or that you will allow sth to happen

 

Agree to say that you will do what sb wants or that you will allow sth to happen: He agreed to let me go early.


Accept to be satisfied with sth that has been done, decided or suggested: They accepted the court’s decision.


Approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request: The committee unanimously approved the plan.


Go along with sb/sth (rather informal) to agree to sth that sb else has decided; to agree with sb else’s ideas: She just goes along with everything he suggests.


Consent (rather formal) to agree to sth or give your permission for sth: She finally consented to answer our question.

 

Patterns
*To agree/consent to sth
*To agree/consent to do sth
*To agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
*To agree to/accept/approve a request

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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