Agreeing 
Agreeing 
1. To agree with someone or something 

agree	
 agree with 
 I completely agree with 
 agree that 
share somebody's view  / concern  / fear etc	to  have the  same  opinion
 I share her concerns about 
 A lot of people share his view that 
 This fear  was shared  by 
subscribe to a view / theory etc to agree with an opinion or idea:

 There are a number of scientists who subscribe to the view that 
 Some people think that ..  I, for one, do not subscribe to this theory.

be of the same opinion  
 of the same opinion about.
 Professor Dawkins is of the same opinion as Dr Jones.

concur a formal word meaning to agree:

 concur with this view.
 readily concur that (=agree without any hesitation) 

somebody is right / somebody makes a valid point used when you agree
with what someone says: 
 Darwin was	right  when he argued that  
 Cox makes a valid point when he questions. 


2. To partly agree with someone or something

agree up to a point to partly agree with someone or something: 

 Although  I  agree  with  him	up to a point, 

broadly agree to agree with most parts of something:

there is some truth in used when saying that you think that something is partly true
or right:


3. When a group of people agree

agreement	
 Today there is general agreement that 
 There is widespread agreement on the . (=most people agree about it)
 Geologists	are  mostly in agreement about  . (=most of them agree about it)
  were unable to reach agreement. (=they could  not  agree with each other)
consensus agreement between most of the people in a group about something, especially with the result that they decide on a particular course of action: 
general consensus  among   on  
common ground  things that  people agree about, especially when there are other things that they disagree about:
 There are many areas of common ground between the two philosophers.
 Despite ,  found common ground  in 
unanimous if a group of people are unanimous on something, they all have
the same opinion about it:
 They were unanimous in their opposition to the plan.
 a unanimous decision by the three judges

widely held view / belief etc an opinion, belief etc that many people have:

 There is a widely held view among 
 There is a widely held belief that 

widely  / generally  accepted if  something is widely  or	generally accepted, it is
thought to be true by most people:
 It is now widely accepted that 
	It is generally  accepted  that  


