Ж Don't say 'His age is 49' or 'I'm at the age of 27' Say He is 49 or I'm 27
A\ Don't use in before age Don't say 'children in my age'. Say children of my age Don't say 'he died in the age of 25'. Say he died at the age of 25
how old /hat) 'sold/ use this to ask or talk about the age of a person or thing-. "Hou; old are you?" "I'm 24." I I'm not sure how old my grandfather is. I How old were you when you got married? 1 Archaeologists are trying to discover how old these buildings are.
be bi:/ M
be 5/10/27 etc (only use this about people) Julie will be 30 on her next birthday, be 5/10/27 years old (use this about
people or things) Simon's almost 15 years old. I The school is 100 years old
next year.
he 5/10/27 years of age formm. (only use this about people) He appeared to be about 35 years of age.
5-jjear-old/60-uear-otd etc fad; only before noun] use mis to say how old someone or something is: 27-year-old Susan
Walker is the new world champion. I an eight-year-old car I a six-week-old baby
Ж Don't say 'a 14 years old boy'. Say a 14-year-old boy or a boy of 14.
a man of SOI a child of 5 etc a man
aged 50. a child aged 5 etc: If a man of 45 loses his job in this city he'll never get another I This calculator is so simple a child of five could use it.
in your 20sЦп her 40$/in their
80s etc use this to say that someone is between the age of 20 and 29, 40 and 49, 80 and 89 etc: I'm not sure how old she is - I think she's in her 50s.
In your late 20s/30s/40s etc («between
27 and 29, 37 and 39 etc) Police say that
the man is tall, has dark hair, and is in his late thirties.
in your early 20s/30s/40s etc (-between
20 and 23, 30 and 33 etc) He first visited Europe when he was in his early twenties.
In your mid 20s/30s/40s etc («between
24 and 26, 34 and 36 etc) My grandparents are both in their mid eighties.
qe group
pie who are
aged /eidjd/ (adj) especially written aged 5/10/27 etc use this to say how old someone is, usually when you are writing about them: Mcintosh died on April 25th, aged 67. I He wrote a song for his daughter Soraya, now aged six. I A man aged 20 has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
people who are the same age
feneration /.dseiw'reij^n/ [n С usually singular] all the people in a country or in a society who are about the same age: preserving the environment for future generations I There was now a whole generation of people who had never experienced peace.
of sb's generation People of my father's generation aren't used to computers. I She was one of the best writers of her generation.
the younger generation («young people
in general - used by older people) There is not much interest in politics among the younger generation.
/'eids gnup/ [n C] all the peo- between two particular ages - use this to talk about the problems, behaviour, interests etc of people of a particular age: Boys in this age group watch TV for an average of five hours a day. I a competition for the 11-15 age group
the over-60s/under-5s etc № эоуэг
(60s), Andar (5s, etc)/ especially British people who are older than 60, younger than 5 etc: an aerobics class for the over-50s I She teaches young children, mostly the under-5s.
AGREE
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have the same opinion as someone
else
say you will do what someone else
asks you
D to have the same
opinion as someone else
opposite disagree 1
see also sb agreeing, gb opinions, support 1
agree /^'gri:/ [u 1/7] to have the same opinion: I think it's too expensive. Do you agree? 1 "That's right," Richard agreed. + with Everyone agreed with Karen. + on/about I agree with you about the colour- it looks awful. I The one thing all the parties agreed on was the need for fair elections.
+ that Most experts agree that drugs like heroin can cause permanent brain damage.
agreeing - agreed - have agreed
Д Don't say 1 am agreeing', 'he is agreeing etc'. Say I agree, he agrees etc.
Д If you want to say that two people agree with each other, you can just say 'they agree': Jack and f agree about most things.
Ж Don't say 'I agree you' or 'I am agree
you'. Say | agree with you-
be in agreement /bii in s'griimsnt/ for mal if people are In agreement, they agree about something, especially after discussing it a lot and trying to agree: No
decision can be made until everybody is in agreement,
+ with. I found myself in agreement with the lawyer, for once.
share sb's view /,Jeor (sb's) vju:/ formal
to agree with someone else's opinion,
especially about something important, in
politics, business, science etc: Many people shared Davidson's view, and thought the plan should be stopped. share this/that view This view is shared by many doctors.
unanimous /jui'naen^mss/ [adj] if a group of people is unanimous, everyone in the group agrees about something unanimous dec is ion/vote/verdict Harvey was elected by a unanimous vote. (=everyone voted for him) I The committee reached a unanimous decision. + that The jury was unanimous that Simpson was not guilty. unanimously [adv] The members voted unanimously to appoint her as chairperson.
В to agree with someone else's plan or suggestion
see also lit i, is saying yes,
о suggestions, es permission
agree /a'gri:/ [и 1] to say yes to someone else's plan or suggestion: Charles suggested going for a picnic, and we all agreed.
agree to sth (=agree to allow something to happen) The Council of Ministers would never agree to such a plan, agreeing - agreed - have agreed
go along with. sth /,gso wid (sth) |
-э'Ьз]-/ (phrasal verb T] to agree with someone else's plan or suggestion, even though you are not sure if it is the right thing to do: We went along with Eva's idea, as no-one could think of a better one. I Often it was easier just to go along with him, rather than risk an argument.