agreement
part of speech
noun (agreement, an agreement, agreements)
meaning for a pupil
1) Agreement is having the same opinion as someone else («We were in agreement»). tree →
2) An agreement is a plan, promise or deal that two or more people or groups make together («a peace agreement»). tree →
3) In grammar, agreement means words matching each other, like the subject and the verb («he runs», «they run»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Exodus, the blood of the covenant is sprinkled "in agreement with all these words," meaning the covenant matches the words Israel had just accepted. Isaiah uses "agreement" for a pact, saying the pact with the nether-world will not stand. Interpretation: Tradition sees the Exodus verse as the moment Israel accepted the Torah, answering "we will do and we will hear." The blood sealed the covenant at Sinai. Isaiah's words are read as a warning that treaties made with death and falsehood will fail. In the primary lessons: In PSHE and everyday life agreements help settle arguments: talk, listen and reach an agreement or compromise; classes make class agreements (class rules). In history countries make treaties and peace agreements. In English grammar, subject–verb agreement is a key rule. Phrases: «in agreement», «reach an agreement», «come to an agreement», «nod in agreement».
examples
- And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said: 'Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you in agreement with all these words.' (Torah EXO.24.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Prophets ISA.28.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- We reached an agreement to take turns on the swing. tree →
- Everyone nodded in agreement. tree →
- Our class wrote a class agreement about how to behave. tree →
- The two countries signed a peace agreement. tree →
- The teacher and I are in agreement: I need more practice. tree →
- Check subject–verb agreement: «The dogs bark», not «The dogs barks». tree →
- After a long talk, they came to an agreement. tree →
- Both sides kept their agreement. tree →
- And they made this mutual agreement. tree →
note
Uncountable for the state of agreeing, countable («an agreement») for a deal. From «agree» + «-ment». Opposite: «disagreement». In grammar, a singular subject needs a singular verb: «she plays», plural: «they play».
In the corpora
- Rules and laws are shared agreements so everyone can live together safely.
- Rules and laws are shared agreements; people follow them even when they dislike them, and change bad ones through proper ways.
- Rights are things every person should have just for being human; children have special rights under a United Nations agreement.
- Those gases were banned by a world agreement in 1987, and the ozone hole has been reported to be slowly healing.
- "Constructive talks" often means talks that reached no agreement.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «agreement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.