Agreeing and Disagreeing

Sample Sentences

 I absolutely agree. Ambitious targets are what this company needs.

 The team members are now in agreement about the need to change our
strategy.
 Dorothy agrees with Lydia’s suggestion to a certain extent, but she still
thinks that the new pay scales should be phased in gradually.
 I’m afraid that we can’t agree to such long term credit terms. That
would spell disaster for our cash flow.
 They want 90 days’ credit? We couldn’t possibly accept that.

Form and uses

We can use the following scale to show the range:

Agreement → partial agreement → disagreement

Agreeing with someone Agreeing to something

 I totally agree with you
 I fully/completely
agree
Agreement
 I’m in total agreement
with you there
 I totally accept that
 I fully/completely
agree
 I’m all in favor of
that

 Up to a point/ To a
certain extent
 I’d agree with you, but
Partial  You may have
Agreement something there but…
 You could/may be
right, but…
 Up to a point/ to a
certain extent
 I’d accept that, but…
 That may be so,
but…
 That may/might be
right but…

 (I’m afraid) I can’t  (I’m afraid) I can’t

agree with you accept that
Disagreement
 I don’t agree  I don’t accept that
Notes

Agree and accept

 I agree with you. (with someone; not: I am agree with you)

 I agree with Lalaine’s suggestion. ( with something; = I have the same
opinion as)
 I agree with you about/on the need for change. (=to share the same
opinion about/on something)
 I agree to all your credit terms. (agree to something= to be willing to
accept/allow something.)
 I agree to review your credit position in a few months. (agree to do
something; not: accept to do something)
 I accept your suggestion. (to accept something; not: to agree to
something)