agreement

US: /əˈɡɹimənt/
UK: /ɐɡɹˈiːmənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


agreement /ə'gri:mənt/
  • danh từ
    • hiệp định, hiệp nghị
    • hợp đồng, giao kèo
    • sự bằng lòng, sự tán thành, sự đồng ý, sự thoả thuận
      • by mutural agreement: theo sự thoả thuận chung
    • sự phù hợp, sự hoà hợp
      • to be in agreement with: bằng lòng, thoả thuận, tán thành, đồng ý; phù hợp với, thống nhất với
      • individualism in not in agreement with the common interests: chủ nghĩa cá nhân không phù hợp với ích lợi chung
    • (ngôn ngữ học) sự hợp (cách, giống, số...)
      • to come to an agreement: đi đến sự thoả thuận; đi đến ký kết một hiệp định
    • to enter into an agreement with somebody
      • ký kết một hợp đồng với ai
    • executive agreement
      • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bản hiệp định ký kết giữa tổng thống (Mỹ) với chính phủ một nước khác không cần thông qua thượng nghị viện
    • to make an agreement with
      • thoả thuận với; ký kết một hợp đồng với

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [C] ~ (with sb)
~ (between A and B) an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with sb: an international peace agreement + The agreement (= the document recording the agreement) was signed during a meeting at the UN. + An agreement was finally reached between management and employees. + They had made a verbal agreement to sell. + They had an agreement never to talk about work at home.
See also - GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
2 [U] the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling: Are we in agreement about the price? + The two sides failed to reach agreement.
Antonym: DISAGREEMENT
3 [U] the fact of sb approving of sth and allowing it to happen: You'll have to get your parents' agreement if you want to go on the trip.
4 [U] ~ (with sth) (grammar) (of words in a phrase) the state of having the same NUMBER, GENDER or PERSON.
Synonym: CONCORD
In the sentence 'They live in the country', the plural form of the verb 'live' is in agreement with the plural subject 'they'.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 understanding, covenant, treaty, pact, accord, compact, settlement, concordat; contract, bargain, Colloq deal:
They drew up a ten-year agreement to be signed at the summit in Geneva.
2 concord, harmony, compatibility, unity, concurrence, unanimity:
Agreement in error is far worse than division for the sake of truth.

Collocation dictionary


1 contract/decision

ADJ.

draft
The draft agreement will be available two weeks before the meeting.
| formal, written | legal, (legally) binding
The agreement will be legally binding.
| informal, tacit, verbal | voluntary | definitive | bilateral, international, multilateral, national | ceasefire, credit, hire-purchase, peace, trade

VERB + AGREEMENT

negotiate, work towards
We are working towards a formal ceasefire agreement.
| conclude, enter into, reach, sign
After hours of talks the government and the union have reached an agreement.
| have
We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything.
| be bound by
We signed the agreement so we are now bound by it.
| adhere to, honour, keep to, stick to
You have not kept to our agreement.
| break, go back on, renege on, violate
Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in.

PREP.

in an/the ~
a clause in the agreement
| under an/the ~
Under the agreement, the farmer is not allowed to use this field.
| ~ between
an agreement between the company and the unions
| ~ on
They signed two agreements on improving economic co-operation.
| ~ with
a trade agreement with China

PHRASES

breach of agreement
He sued the company for breach of agreement.
| the terms of the agreement
The terms of the agreement do not allow such exports.

2 state of agreeing

ADJ.

absolute, complete, full, total | broad, general, widespread | mutual

VERB + AGREEMENT

arrive at, come to, reach
I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement. The two sides failed to reach agreement.
| nod
He nodded his agreement.
| get
We will need to get the agreement of the local council.

PREP.

by ~
The separation is by mutual agreement.
| in ~
I think we are all in agreement that prices should be kept low.
| in ~ with
I am in agreement with you that she should be given more responsibilities.
| with ~
With the agreement of all members of the club, we decided to organize a trip.
| ~ among
There is agreement among teachers that changes need to be made.
| ~ between
As yet there is no agreement between the two sides.
| ~ on
As yet there is no agreement on policies. > Special page at MEETING


Concise English dictionary


agreements-mənt
noun
+the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
+compatibility of observations
+harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
+the thing arranged or agreed to
+the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
+the verbal act of agreeing