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# disagree

«disagree» in Mova's school dictionary: **To have a different opinion from someone else** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (disagree, disagrees, disagreed, disagreeing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To have a different opinion from someone else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#m1)

2) To not match: "The two answers disagree." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#m2)

3) Food that "disagrees with you" makes you feel sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In class discussions, it is fine to disagree if you do it politely and give reasons: "I disagree because…". In maths, if two answers disagree, someone has made a mistake, so check the working. In science, scientists disagree and test ideas to find out. Phrases: disagree with, disagree about, agree to disagree, strongly disagree.

### examples

- I disagree with you about the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x1)
- We disagreed about which game to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x2)
- It's OK to disagree politely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x3)
- Our answers disagree, so let's check. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x4)
- Spicy food disagrees with me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x5)
- Let's agree to disagree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x6)
- "It suits my taste, however," answered Pluto, who was apt to be sullen when anybody disagreed with him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: disagreed, disagreeing. "Dis-" means not. The noun is "disagreement". Use "disagree with" a person or idea, "disagree about" a topic. Polite phrases: "I see it differently" or "I disagree because…".

### In the corpora

- [Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/11/)
- [They disagree honestly, and the next election lets everyone choose again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/7/)
- [Immigration means people moving to live in another country; countries have rules about it, and people disagree about those rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/18/)
- [A protest is people gathering to show they strongly agree or disagree with something; in free countries peaceful protest is a right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/13/)
- [Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disagree» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagree/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.