agreeable
part of speech
adjective (agreeable, more agreeable, most agreeable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Pleasant and nice. tree →
2) Friendly and easy to get on with. tree →
3) Willing to agree to something. tree →
4) (formal) Acceptable to people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories about characters and weather: an agreeable afternoon, an agreeable person. In formal talk: "Is that agreeable to everyone?" Phrases: agreeable to, an agreeable surprise, perfectly agreeable.
examples
- We had an agreeable walk by the river. tree →
- She is an agreeable girl who gets on with everyone. tree →
- Is the plan agreeable to you? tree →
- Dad was agreeable to the idea of a pizza night. tree →
- The weather was agreeable all week. tree →
- The soup had an agreeable taste. tree →
- But you are a chatterer, and your company is not very agreeable. tree →
note
Slightly old-fashioned or formal; everyday: nice, pleasant, friendly, OK with. Opposite: disagreeable. Spelling: agree + able, keeping both e's.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «agreeable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.