| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-say-yes-to-a-suggestion-or-idea |
| 释义 | to say yes to a suggestion or ideaThese words refer to saying yes to a suggestion or idea. One of the most common words for this is agree. I suggested they seek legal counsel and they agreed. We agreed to the proposed contract changes. You can also say that you accept something such as a decision or a suggestion. I have no choice but to accept the ruling of the court. The opposite of accept is reject. The court rejected the barrister's motion. There are several formal words to talk about agreeing to something. If you acquiesce to something, you agree to something though you do not want to. The police acquiesced to the rebels' demands. If you assent to something, you agree to it or give official permission for it to happen. Assent, like acquiesce, is formal. By signing, you assent to the terms of the contract. I assent to my employer performing a background check on me. The formal verb consent is used to show that you agree to something, and especially that you are allowing someone to do something that they have asked to do. I consent to a search of my vehicle. If a person or a group, such as a committee, approves something, that person or group accepts that thing or formally agrees to that thing. We have approved the changes to the document. The word support is used when you agree with something like a decision because you want to see it succeed. I support the company merger. You can also say that you are in favour of something when you support or approve of it. Favour is the UK English spelling. The US English spelling of this word is favor. I am in favour of the proposal. UsageThe verb favour is sometimes used to mean support, but it is most often used to mean that you prefer one possibility over another. When talking about agreeing with something, use the idiom be in favour of instead. In informal contexts, if you go with a suggestion or an idea, you accept it and think you should do it. I think we should go with the marketing firm's suggestions. If you go along with something, you will agree to it and support it even though you may not think that thing is a good idea. I'm not keen on it, but I'll go along with his idea. Related articlesto have the same opinion as someone else the state of agreeing with someone or something a decision or arrangement between groups or people |
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