unwillingly agree to

/ˌʌnˈwɪlɪŋli əˈɡriː tuː/

verb phrase

  1. To accept or consent to something even though you do not want to do it.

    B1

    agree to + noun or verbneutral

    • "She unwillingly agreed to the plan."B1
    • "After a long discussion, he unwillingly agreed to work late."B2
    • "The committee unwillingly agreed to postpone the decision until further evidence was available."C1

Common mistakes

  • She unwillingly agreed with the proposal.→She unwillingly agreed to the proposal.

    Use agree to for accepting a plan, request, or proposal; use agree with for sharing an opinion.

Collocations

unwillingly agree to a proposalunwillingly agree to the termsunwillingly agree to a requestunwillingly agree to conditions

Word family

unwillingunwillingnessagreeagreement