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to agree to the terms

to agree to the terms

4 2.5
To accept the conditions of a contract or service
  • phrasal verb
  • Formal
translation icon : aceptar los términos
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  • agree to the terms and conditions

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Examples

  • When you board an airplane, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions the airlines have described on the back of the ticket.

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  • Let's click on next and next again, agree to the terms and continue.

  • So we agree to the terms?

  • You agreed to the terms.

  • If you do not agree to the terms and conditions.

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  • You agreed to the terms and conditions when you applied for the upgrade.

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  • If you have not already, you MUST read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy before continuing to use this website.

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  • All you have to do is agree to the terms and you're free.

  • By submitting this form, you agree to the terms and conditions.

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  • By accessing this service, you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy.

Synonyms

to agree
vsto agree to the terms
1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

is specifically consenting to stated contractual conditions rather than general assent
to accept
vsto agree to the terms
793 1.0

To take something someone offers, for example a gift or invitation

is agreeing to specified conditions rather than merely receiving or taking an offer
to abide by
vsto agree to the terms
79 3.5

To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement

is the immediate consent to listed conditions rather than ongoing compliance
to reach an agreement
vsto agree to the terms
35 3.0

Decide together after talking about the terms

is consenting to presented conditions rather than jointly creating them
to sign a treaty
vsto agree to the terms
  • Formal
23 3.2

Officially agree to a written deal between countries by putting your name on it

is general consent to specified conditions, not only state-level endorsement
to seal the deal
vsto agree to the terms
  • Informal
22 4.0

Make an agreement official by accepting its final terms

is giving consent to the listed conditions, not the finalizing action
to acquiesce
vsto agree to the terms
  • Formal
20 8.4

To accept something you do not want without complaining

is consenting to specified conditions, possibly with clear willingness rather than reluctance
to sign on the dotted line
vsto agree to the terms
10 4.3

Officially agree to something by writing your name on a document

is broader consent to specified conditions rather than only formal signature
to accede
vsto agree to the terms
  • Formal
7 8.2

To agree to a request or demand after hesitation

is consenting to specified conditions, not necessarily after prior resistance
to covenant
vsto agree to the terms
  • Formal
1 8.1

To make a formal written promise with another person or group

focuses on accepting specified conditions rather than forming a formal written agreement
to gree
vsto agree to the terms
  • Archaic
9.9

To agree with someone about what to do

is the modern, standard way to consent to specified conditions

Antonyms

839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

716 1.7

To say no to a request or offer

How Willing

to agree to the terms
  • Formal
4 2.5
to acquiesce
  • Formal
20 8.4
to negotiate
  • Formal
801 3.7
to refuse
716 1.7

Surface Forms

agree to the terms infinitive
agreed to the terms past participle
agreeing to the terms present participle
agrees to the terms third person singular

Morphology

agree + to + the + terms

The meaning 'to consent to the specified conditions' is directly and transparently derived from 'agree' (to consent) combined with 'terms' (stipulations or conditions); the small function words 'to' and 'the' only mark the syntactic relation and do not change the lexical meaning. This is a common, compositional contractual collocation found across many languages (e.g. Spanish 'aceptar los términos'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the expression.

Etymology

The phrase agree to the terms may bring to mind someone reading a list of rules and then signing or clicking a box to say 'yes'. To agree is to say 'yes' and terms are the rules, so the phrase means 'to accept the rules'.