agree upon
Frequency: 6.56.7 per million words
to decide something together (more formal)
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Examples (10)
- The committee must agree upon a course of action before proceeding.
- After a long negotiation, the two countries finally agreed upon the terms of the treaty.
- We have agreed upon a date for the wedding.
- It is a fundamental principle agreed upon by all member states.
- The board of directors will meet tomorrow to agree upon the new budget.
- Can we agree upon a price before I sign the contract?
- If they cannot agree upon a solution, a third party will be brought in to mediate.
- The jurors had agreed upon a verdict after just three hours of deliberation.
- Let's try to agree upon the basic facts of the case.
- The research team eventually agreed upon a methodology for the study.