agree to disagree

agree to disagree verb: to accept each other's opinions and cease arguing; to peacefully acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.

Verb

agree to disagree (third-person singular simple present agrees to disagree, present participle agreeing to disagree, simple past and past participle agreed to disagree)

(idiomatic) To accept each other's opinions and cease arguing; to peacefully acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
- I know we’re never going to agree on the merits of vegetarianism, so let’s agree to disagree, shall we?
- By 1849, they agreed amicably to disagree, and McCormick bought the Ogden and Jones half of the business for $65,000.1931, Cyrus Hall McCormick III, The Century of the Reaper, page 29

tolerate one another's opinion and stop arguing: sepakat untuk tidak setuju, setuju untuk tidak setuju

third-person singular present	agrees to disagree
present participle	agreeing to disagree
past participle	agreed to disagree
past	agreed to disagree

What does agree to disagree mean?: Agree to disagree means to accept each other's opinions and cease arguing; to peacefully acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
What is agree to disagree in Indonesian?: Agree to disagree in Indonesian is sepakat untuk tidak setuju, setuju untuk tidak setuju. See Agree to disagree meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is agree to disagree?: Agree to disagree is a verb.
What is the past tense of agree to disagree?: The past tense of agree to disagree is agreed to disagree.

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