Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate - (Unit 10: Functions)


Agreeing and disagreeing

Verb and noun collocations

collocation example
go along with an idea / a view I go along with your view that crime and poverty are linked.
be in (complete) agreement We are in complete agreement over the question of drug abuse in athletics.
tend to agree/disagree I tend to agree that parents often blame teachers for problems which start within the family.
share an opinion / a view I share your opinion that sport is over-commercialised.
appreciate someone’s point of view I appreciate your point of view, but I still think you are overstating the problem.
see someone’s point [understand their opinion] I can see your point; I’ve never thought of it in that way before.
enter into an argument I’d prefer not to enter into an argument over the result of the elections.
differences arise/exist Differences exist / have arisen between the unions and the management over how to solve the problem.
come to / reach a compromise We disagree over what to do, but I’m sure we can come to / reach a compromise.
settle a dispute / your differences The management and the union have finally settled their pay dispute.
I’m sure we can settle our differences without damaging our friendship.
agree to differ [agree to have different opinions] I don’t think we will ever agree with each other. We’ll just have to agree to differ.
- Lesson 54: Exercise 54.4 - Lesson 55: B. Verb and adverb collocations


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