DISAGREE


Meaning of DISAGREE in English

dis ‧ a ‧ gree S3 /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ agreeable ≠ ↑ disagreeable , ↑ agreed ; verb : ↑ agree ≠ ↑ disagree ; noun : ↑ agreement ≠ ↑ disagreement ; adverb : ↑ agreeably ≠ ↑ disagreeably ]

1 . to have or express a different opinion from someone else OPP agree

disagree with

He is tolerant of those who disagree with him.

disagree about/on/over

Experts disagree on how much the program will cost.

Barr strongly disagreed with Kronfeld’s statement.

2 . if statements, numbers, or reports about the same event or situation disagree, they are different from each other OPP agree :

The statements of several witnesses disagree.

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THESAURUS

▪ disagree/not agree to have a different opinion from someone else about something:

Scholars disagree about the meaning of the poem.

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I don’t agree with a word of what she says.

▪ be divided/split if a group of people is divided or split on something, some of them have one opinion and others have a completely different opinion:

The party is divided on this issue.

▪ differ if two or more people differ about something, they have different opinions from each other about it:

The two men differed on how to handle the crisis.

▪ not see eye to eye used to say that two people have different opinions and ideas so that it is difficult for them to be friends or work together:

Some of the teachers don’t see eye to eye with the principal of the school.

▪ be mistaken used to say that you disagree with someone’s opinion and that you think they are wrong:

People are mistaken if they think that this problem will go away on its own.

▪ take issue with somebody/something formal to express strong disagreement with an idea or with what someone has said or done:

A number of people took issue with the mayor’s decision.

▪ dissent formal to say publicly that you disagree with an official opinion or one that most people accept:

Two members of the jury dissented from the majority verdict.

disagree with somebody phrasal verb

if something such as food or weather disagrees with you, it has a bad effect on you or makes you ill:

Seafood always disagrees with me.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.