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disagree

verb · /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does disagree mean?

disagree (verb): be of different opinions.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use disagree in a sentence?

How do you pronounce disagree?

/dɪsəˈɡɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does disagree come from?

From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What are antonyms of disagree?

Words related to disagree

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “disagree” mean?

produce or yield flowers

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to acquire possession of

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be of different opinions

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to think about seriously

Not quite: that's what consider means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “disagree”?

happen

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report

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become

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differ

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