Meaning
to say yes to doing something that someone has asked or suggested
Primary Function
expresses willingness or consent
Communicative Purpose
to accept a proposal or request
Pattern
agree to
Core Structure
agree to
Função primária
expresses willingness or consent
Propósito comunicativo
to accept a proposal or request
Situações de gatilho
negotiations, favours, arrangements
Contextos
everyday conversation, professional settings
Padrão
agree to
Estrutura central
agree to
Slots de substituição
[help/participate/wait] as the verb in the infinitive clause
Colocados típicos
- reluctantly
- finally
- willingly
- kind enough to agree to
Substituições comuns
- consent to do
- accept to do (rare)
- be willing to
Erros comuns
using *agree doing; using *agree with to do
Similar / contraste
consent to, promise to, offer to
Interferências
French speakers may mistakenly use ‘accepter de …’, which uses the preposition ‘de’ differently than English.
Família do chunk
- consent to
- promise to
- offer to
- undertake to
Nuance
'Agree to do' implies compliance with an explicit request and is not interchangeable with 'agree with', which expresses shared opinion.
Efeito pragmático
signals cooperative intent and obliging behaviour in social interactions.
Dica de memória
“He agreed to help us move.”
Nota
This chunk is commonly used to accept a proposal or request, showing agreement to perform an action. It is semi-fixed, requiring the preposition 'to' followed by a bare infinitive.
Upgrade path
use ‘consent to’ in formal/legal contexts
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