El when people make a
decision or plan after talking about it
^ opposite DISAGREE 2
agree /э'gri:/ [u I/T] if two or more people
agree, they reach a decision about what
AGREE
to do, and they are all satisfied with it
+ on VJe've finally agreed on a date for the party.
agree to do sth They agreed to meet again later in the week. + that In the end. everyone agreed that the best thing to do was to wait, it is agreed (=a group of people have agreed about something) It was agreed that the price should be fixed at $200. Qwe are (alO agreed spoken (say this
when everyone in a group has agreed about something) Right then, are we all agreed?
agreeing - agreed - have agreed
reach an agreement /.riitf эп agri:-
msntj to finally agree on something, by discussing it until everyone is satisfied with the decision: After two years of talks, the
Russians and Americans finally reached Qn agreement.
+ with What will happen if the two sides fail to reach an agreement?
compromise /'kDmpr^maJzll'kaim-/ [и IJ to
reacn an agreement with someone, by both of you accepting less than you really want: The employers will have to be ready :э compromise if they want to avoid a strike
+ on He re/used to compromise on an^ of his demands.
make a deal/do a deal /,meik э di:i,
,du: э di:l/ to make an agreement with someone so that you get what you want, and they get what they want + with The government denied making a deal with the kidnappers.
ml to tell someone you will do what they asked you to do
opposite refuse 1
agree to do sth. ;3,gri: t3 'du: (sth)/ to say that you will do what someone has asked you to do, especially something that may be difficult, inconvenient etc: I've agreed to look after Pat's children next weekend. I Why did I ever agree to teach him to drive?
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A Don't use 'accept' in this meaning. Don't say 'he accepted to wait'. Say he agreed to wait
В something that has
been agreed
agreement /a'griimant/ [л CI an arrangement that is made when two or more people, countries, or organizations agree to do something
make an agreement They made a secret agreement not to tell anyone about their plans.
sign an agreement The US has signed a trade agreement with China.
under an agreement (=according to an agreement) Under the agreement, UN troops will remain in Bosnia for another year.
compromise /'kompr3maiz||'ka:m-/ [n C]
an agreement in which both people or groups accept less than they really want reach/jind a compromise After several hours of discussions, they managed to reach a compromise. + between The treaty represented a compromise between the government and the opposition
treaty /'triiti/ |n C] a written agreement between two or more countries, especially to end a war: The Treaty of Versailles ended the First World War. sign a treaty A peace treaty was signed in 1975.
plural treaties
contract /'kDntrsktl'kam-/ |n C] a written legal agreement with all the details of a job or business arrangement, for example what someone must do and how much they will be paid: My contract says I have to work 35 hours per week. sign a contract (with sb) REM signed an 80 million dollar contract with Warner Brothers.
ALIVE
^ opposite dead
m see also exist, die, life
D not dead
alive /s'laiv/ [adj not before noun] not dead: Are all your grandparents still alive? I He was badly injured, but at least he was alive.
aiivt and well (=alive and not injured or ill) The children were found alive and well after being missing for ten days.
living /'I1V113; [adj only before noun] still living now: Mary's brother is her only living relative, and he lives in Australia. I Seam us Heaney is Ireland's greatest living poet.
EJ to continue to be alive
live j\w'i [и I] to continue to be alive: She's
seriously ill, but the doctor thinks she'll live. I People are living longer these days. live for 2 gears/3 months/a long time
etc He lived for foe years after his heart operation. I Cats norma/iy live for about 12 years.
Stay alive /,stei a'laiv/ to not die, even
though you are in a dangerous situation: They were lost in the desert for several days, but managed to stay alive by eating insects.
keep sb alive /.kiip (sb) alaiv/1phrasal verb T] to prevent someone from dying by giving them food, medicine etc: Doctors
have a legal duty to keep a patient alive, whether the patient wants it or not.
survive /sar'vaiv/ [v I/T] to not die in an accident or war, or from an illness or operation : The plane crashed into the sea, but over half of the passengers suruiued.
survive a war I crash! accidentI о ре ration
My grandmother is too old to survive another operation.
SUWivor /s3r'vaivar/ [n C] someone who has not died in an accident or war-. The survivors were rushed to the nearest
hospital. I The ship hit an iceberg and
sank. There were no survivors.
ALL
if you mean 'all the time' (^through all of a period of time), go to time 8
if you mean 'all the time' (^without
stopping), go to always 4
m see also everywhere
D ail things or all people
A All, all of, and every mean the same thing: All the computers in the school were stolen = All of the computers in the school were stolen = Every computer in the school was stolen.
all /я1/ {predeterminer/quantifier] all the things or people in a group: There was no-one in the office - they were all having lunch. I The new government banned all political parties. we alt/you ail/them all We all passed our English test. I He thanked us all for coming. I Have you all finished your dinner? I The Red Sox played three games and won them all. all the/these/their/my etc All the teachers at my school are women I Did you take all these photos yourself? I / invited all my friends to the party. all of I invited all of my friends to the party. I Do we have to read all of the books on this list? I The Red Sox played three games and won all of them.