to agree to the terms
7
2.5
- phrasal verb
- Formal
- I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
- agree to the terms and conditions
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Watch on YouTubeAll right, simply agree to the terms of service and submit.
- All right, simply agree to the terms of service and submit.
- By watching this, you agree to the terms of my agreement that you'll be my humble worshipper for the next billion years.
- I think Trump is right that they didn't expect him to to agree to the terms because they made the terms so difficult for Trump.
Examples
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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.
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So we agree to the terms?
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You agreed to the terms.
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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.
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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
∞
1.0
Have the same opinion or say yes
∞
1.0
To take something someone offers, for example a gift or invitation
87
3.5
To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement
42
3.0
Decide together after talking about the terms
31
4.0
Make an agreement official by accepting its final terms
20
8.4
To accept something you do not want without complaining
15
3.2
Officially agree to a written deal between countries by putting your name on it
11
4.3
Officially agree to something by writing your name on a document
11
8.2
To agree to a request or demand after hesitation
1
8.1
To make a formal written promise with another person or group
1
9.9
To agree with someone about what to do
Antonyms
How Willing
- Formal
7
2.5
- Formal
20
8.4
- Formal
802
3.7
∞
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.