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agreeing to disagree

agreeing to disagree is the present participle and gerund of agree to disagree.

Meaning of agree to disagree

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)

  1. (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?

Questions about agreeing to disagree

What is agreeing to disagree the present participle and gerund of?
Agreeing to disagree is the present participle and gerund of agree to disagree.

Words near agreeing to disagree in the dictionary

  1. agreed with
  2. agreedst
  3. agreeeth
  4. agreein'
  5. agreeing
  6. agreeing to disagree
  7. agreeing with
  8. agreeingly
  9. agreeingness
  10. agreeings
  11. agreement

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