dis|a|gree

dis|a|gree
dis|a|gree «DIHS uh GREE», intransitive verb, -greed, -gree|ing.
1. to fail to agree; be different: »

Your account of the incident disagrees with his.

2. to have unlike opinions; differ: »

Doctors sometimes disagree about the proper way to treat a patient.

3. to quarrel; dispute: »

The two neighbors never spoke to each other again after they disagreed about their boundary line.

4. to have a bad effect; be harmful: »

He can't eat strawberries because they disagree with him.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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