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[b7lake]

#1-(1)He agreed to the plan.
(2)He agreed with the plan.
Which one is correct?

#2-(1)They agreed to the terms of the peace treaty.
(2)They agreed on the terms of the peace treaty.
Which one is correct?

Thanks a lot for your help!

[rice07]

USAGE NOTE: AGREE (Cited LONGMAN DICTIONARY of Comtemporary English as saying)

GRAMMAR

If you have the same opinion as someone else you agree with them. You can also agree with(=approve of) their attitude, ideas, plans, rules etc, or an activity or principle that you approve of.

=> Do you agree with corporal punishment?

You agree with people about or on other matters.

=> I agree (with you) about Mark/on astrology/about this issue(NOT I agree this issue).


If you and others decide on or arrange to do something after discussing it, you agree on it.

=> We finally agreed on a plan/a date/a solution/a deal.

More formally you could also say:
We agreed a plan/a date/a solution/a deal.

If you accept something, especially something that was not your idea and perhaps you don't like it, you agree to it.

=> She agreed to the plan/the date/the solution/the deal(NOT She agreed the plan etc).

You can agree to do something.

=> They agreed to wait(NOT They accepted to wait).

Hope it helps!