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{ "term": "agreement", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody", "sensetop": "agreement with somebodyagreement between A and Bagreement to do somethingunder an agreement", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "an international **peace agreement**" }, { "text": "The **agreement** *(= the document recording the agreement)* **was signed** during a meeting at the UN." }, { "text": "They have entered into a **free trade agreement** with Australia.", "contextForm": "agreement with somebody" }, { "text": "**An agreement** was finally **reached** between management and employees.", "contextForm": "agreement between A and B" }, { "text": "They **had an agreement** never to talk about work at home.", "contextForm": "agreement to do something" }, { "text": "They had made a verbal agreement to sell." }, { "text": "The software is provided under a **license agreement **and may not be copied without permission.", "contextForm": "under an agreement" }, { "text": "The specific **terms of the agreement** have not been disclosed." }, { "text": "The documents are covered by a confidentiality agreement." }, { "text": "He sued the company for breach of agreement." }, { "text": "I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement." }, { "text": "Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in." }, { "text": "The agreement will be legally binding." }, { "text": "The draft agreement will be available before the meeting." }, { "text": "The terms of the agreement do not allow such exports." }, { "text": "They signed two agreements on improving economic cooperation." }, { "text": "Under the agreement, the farmer is not allowed to use this field." }, { "text": "You have not kept to our agreement." }, { "text": "a clause in the agreement" }, { "text": "We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything." } ], "topics": [ "Discussion and agreement", "War and conflict", "Law and justice", "Business" ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["draft", "formal", "signed"], "verb + agreement": ["negotiate", "work out", "conclude"], "preposition": [ "in an/the agreement", "under an/the agreement", "agreement between" ], "phrases": ["breach of agreement", "the terms of the agreement"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling", "sensetop": "agreement on somethingagreement (among somebody) (that…)in agreementin agreement on/about somethingin agreement with somebody on/about somethingin agreement with somebody (that…)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The two sides failed to **reach agreement**." }, { "text": "There was broad agreement on what was needed.", "contextForm": "agreement on something" }, { "text": "There is agreement among teachers that changes need to be made.", "contextForm": "agreement (among somebody) (that…)" }, { "text": "Is everybody in agreement now?", "contextForm": "in agreement" }, { "text": "Are we in agreement about the price?", "contextForm": "in agreement on/about something" }, { "text": "My partner is in complete agreement with me on this issue.", "contextForm": "in agreement with somebody on/about something" }, { "text": "I am in agreement with you that she should be given more responsibilities.", "contextForm": "in agreement with somebody (that…)" } ], "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["absolute", "complete", "full"], "verb + agreement": ["arrive at", "come to", "reach"], "preposition": ["by agreement", "in agreement", "in agreement with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the fact of somebody approving of something and allowing it to happen", "sensetop": "with the agreement of somebodywithout the agreement of somebody", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You'll have to get your parents' agreement if you want to go on the trip." }, { "text": "Most pension schemes allow employees to keep working with the agreement of their employer.", "contextForm": "with the agreement of somebody" }, { "text": "No images may be reproduced without the artist's agreement.", "contextForm": "without the agreement of somebody" }, { "text": "He nodded his agreement." }, { "text": "We will need to get the agreement of local organizations." }, { "text": "He still hopes to get his father's agreement." }, { "text": "The museum secured the agreement of the owners to the loan of the statue." }, { "text": "Such a measure would require the unanimous agreement of the member states." }, { "text": "My client wishes to withdraw the application, with the court's agreement." }, { "text": "The separation is by mutual agreement." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["absolute", "complete", "full"], "verb + agreement": ["arrive at", "come to", "reach"], "preposition": ["by agreement", "in agreement", "in agreement with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the state of having the same number, gender or person", "sensetop": "in agreement with something", "labels": "(grammar)", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "In the sentence ‘They live in the country’, the plural form of the verb ‘live’ is in agreement with the plural subject ‘they’.", "contextForm": "in agreement with something" } ], "topics": ["Language"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːmənt/", "audio": "ag/agreement/agreement__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈɡriːmənt/", "audio": "ag/agreement/agreement__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from agreer ‘make agreeable to’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’." }