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verb [intransitive] British English pronunciation: disagree

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/

present tense
I/you/we/they	disagree
he/she/it	disagrees
present participle	disagreeing
past tense	disagreed
past participle	disagreed

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Expressing yourself

1
to have an opinion that is different from the opinion that another person has
Teenagers and their parents often disagree.
Bob disagreed entirely, arguing that it was a risk worth taking.
disagree with:
I disagree with you – I think she's done a very good job.
He strongly disagreed with what Anne had said.
disagree on/about:
Dole and Evans disagree on many aspects of the new policy.
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2
to contain different information, or to produce different results
Two pathologists examined the body, but their findings disagreed.
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Expressing yourself: disagree

Ways of expressing disagreement

I'm sorry, but…/Excuse me, but.../Pardon me, but...	used when politely telling someone that you do not agree with them
Absolutely not/Of course not…	used for saying that you completely disagree with what someone has said
I don't know/ I take your point/That's true, but…	used as polite ways of saying that you do not really agree with someone
Speak for yourself…	an informal and sometimes impolite way of telling someone that your opinion is very different to theirs
Don't make me laugh/Are you kidding?/You must be joking…	informal ways of telling someone you completely disagree with them, and you think that what they have said is crazy

Examples:

Sorry/Excuse me/Pardon me, but it was never proved that he stole that car.

'I think I should accept the blame for the accident.' 'Absolutely not!/Of course not!/Nothing of the kind! There's no way it was your fault.'

'Peter is really unfriendly sometimes.' 'I don't know, he's always been very kind to me.'

'These taxes on petrol are far too high.' 'Well yes, I take your point. But maybe that'll encourage people to use their cars less.'

'She's a difficult person to work with.' 'That's true, but she's a really good designer.'

'We don't mind walking from here.' 'Speak for yourself! My feet are killing me!'

'I really think the Beatles are overrated.' 'Are you kidding?/Don't make me laugh! They're better than any of the modern bands.'

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