disagree

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdis-ə-ˈgrē/ (ame, mw)

disagree — verb

  • disagreepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • disagreeshe / she / it
  • disagreedpast simple
  • disagreeing-ing form

1. When two or more people disagree, they hold a different view on a subject — for

1.動詞不及物A2
釋義

When two or more people disagree, they hold a different view on a subject — for example, one person might think a plan is good while another considers it risky.

例句

Aoi disagreed with her brother about whose turn it was to do the dishes.

disagree with [person] about [topic]

The committee members disagreed on the best way to spend the remaining funds.

disagree on [topic] — inanimate group subject

同義詞
  • differ

    Milder and more formal; often used for everyday differences of taste (e.g., 'We differ on the best restaurant.')

  • take issue

    More formal and assertive; implies a specific point of disagreement (e.g., 'I take issue with your claim that…')

  • be at odds

    Stresses ongoing conflict rather than a single difference of opinion

反義詞
  • agree

    The direct opposite — to share the same opinion

  • concur

    Formal synonym of 'agree'; used in official or academic contexts

文法句型

disagree + with [someone]

disagree + about/on/over [something]

disagree + that-clause

常見錯誤

❌I disagree you about the price.
✅I disagree with you about the price.
💡'disagree' requires the preposition 'with' before the person whose opinion you do not share.
❌She disagreed that the plan would work.
✅She disagreed, saying the plan would not work.' or 'She disagreed with the idea that the plan would work.
💡A that-clause after 'disagree' is possible but less natural in informal English; a separate clause or 'with' + noun phrase is preferred.

2. When facts, numbers, or accounts disagree, they present conflicting information

2.動詞不及物B1
釋義

When facts, numbers, or accounts disagree, they present conflicting information and cannot both be correct — for instance, if one witness says the car was red and another says it was blue, the statements disagree.

例句

The two weather reports disagree about how much rain will fall tomorrow.

inanimate subject: [reports] disagree about [topic]

The witness statements disagree on several key details of the car accident.

同義詞
  • differ

    The most common neutral alternative; can be used for both people and data

  • conflict

    Stronger; suggests a serious inconsistency that needs resolution

  • contradict

    More specific; one statement directly says the opposite of another

反義詞
  • match

    When numbers or accounts give the same information

  • correspond

    More formal; suggests agreement between detailed sets of data

文法句型

[fact/statement] disagrees + with [other fact/statement]

disagree + about/on [detail]

用法筆記

Subject is usually an inanimate noun — reports, statements, numbers, data, accounts. This sense cannot refer to people; use Sense 1 (DIFFER IN OPINION) instead. Also rarely used in the continuous (progressive) form: it sounds unnatural to say 'the reports are disagreeing.'

常見錯誤

❌The two witnesses are disagreeing about the time.
✅The two witnesses disagree about the time.
💡For this sense, the simple present or past is preferred; the continuous form sounds odd.

❌ 'My brother and I disagree about the budget figures.' — This is actually correct, but it uses Sense 1 (people differing in opinion). If you mean two sets of numbers are different, use an inanimate subject: 'The budget figures disagree.'