MEANING
To accept that a disagreement will remain and stop trying to persuade each other.
Use it for
ending an unproductive argument without agreement; accepting a difference of opinion; preserving a relationship despite conflicting views; distinguishing mutual tolerance from a shared conclusionNames the deliberate decision to leave a disagreement unresolved without continuing to argue. Writing functions: Acceptance of disagreement.
Words that belong together
- agree to disagree about something
- agree to disagree on an issue
On the page
They agreed to disagree about the ending and turned to the next chapter.
We can agree to disagree on the policy without questioning each other’s honesty.
Word forms
- Base
- agree to disagree
Usage notes
Conventional fixed phrase: agree/agrees/agreed/agreeing to disagree. Often on or about an issue. Agree to differ is an established variant. Register: neutral. Commonness: common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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