agreement

«agreement» in Mova's school dictionary: having the same opinion as someone else («We were in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.