agree with an opinion or conclusion; formal

Common use: concur with someone; concur that; concur in a judgement

After checking the score independently, both examiners concurred that the original mark was fair.

express support or approval, often publicly or officially

Common use: endorse a candidate / recommendation / approach

The retired athlete endorsed the campaign for accessible sports facilities.

accept a belief, theory or set of values

Common use: subscribe to a view / theory / principle

I do not subscribe to the belief that expensive instruments necessarily produce better musicians.

shared by every member of the relevant group

Common use: a unanimous decision; unanimous in their support

The five siblings were unanimous in wanting the house to remain in the family.

a generally shared view or agreement, not necessarily literal unanimity

Common use: reach / build a consensus; consensus on / among

A consensus emerged that the festival should remain free, although one organiser still preferred ticketing.

agreement accompanied by a limitation or reservation

Common use: express qualified agreement; qualified agreement with a proposal

Her response expressed qualified agreement: she supported the route but wanted fewer evening departures.

question whether a claim or fact is true or correct

Common use: dispute a claim / figure / account; dispute that

The passenger disputed the claim that he had missed the boarding announcement.

express a pointed objection to a statement or position; relatively formal

Common use: take issue with an argument; take issue with someone over something

The architect took issue with the suggestion that small flats could never be comfortable.

express disagreement with a prevailing or official view; often formal

Common use: dissent from a decision; a dissenting voice

One member dissented from the association’s decision to cancel the competition.

formally challenge the validity of a decision, result or claim

Common use: contest a ruling / election result / will

Her cousins contested the will on the grounds that it had been signed under pressure.

introduce disagreement in a conventionally polite but sometimes pointed way

Common use: I beg to differ; beg to differ on that point

You call the ending predictable; I beg to differ, because the final scene changes the whole story.

reject a claim, association or belief firmly and explicitly; formal

Common use: repudiate an allegation / ideology / earlier statement

The novelist repudiated the racist interpretation that had been attached to her work.

accept a point, often reluctantly or after resisting it

Common use: concede a point; concede that; concede something to someone

The coach conceded that the referee had been right about the offside decision.

accept a point, sometimes provisionally, before developing an argument

Common use: grant that; grant someone a point; I grant you that

I grant that the electric bike costs more, but it could replace many taxi journeys.

recognise or explicitly accept a fact, concern or contribution

Common use: acknowledge a limitation / contribution; acknowledge that

The curator acknowledged the volunteers’ contribution in the exhibition catalogue.

judge less harshly because relevant circumstances explain a difficulty

Common use: make allowances for inexperience / someone’s situation

Please make allowances for the new receptionist while she learns the booking system.

recognise someone’s merits despite reservations about them; often conversational

Common use: give her her due; give credit where it is due

Give him his due: he stayed to repair the hall after everyone else had left.

respond to another person’s position by making some concessions of your own

Common use: meet each other halfway; meet someone halfway on a request

My brother wanted a crowded party, so I met him halfway and agreed to a small dinner.

despite the stated fact or obstacle; formal

Common use: notwithstanding the delay; the delay notwithstanding

Notwithstanding the early rain, the outdoor concert attracted a large audience.

although, introducing a limited concession; relatively formal

Common use: albeit briefly / reluctantly / with reservations

The manuscript is readable, albeit in need of substantial editing.

to a limited extent, with a boundary to the agreement or claim

Common use: agree up to a point; true up to a point

I agree up to a point, but the timetable also has to work for carers.

despite what has just been said; sometimes literary in tone

Common use: For all that, + contrasting judgement

The cottage was damp and awkwardly furnished; for all that, we were sorry to leave.

accept the preceding point without allowing it to change the next conclusion; formal or emphatic

Common use: Be that as it may, + main point

The replacement may be more fashionable; be that as it may, our current lighting works perfectly well.

introduce a qualification or counterpoint to what was just stated

Common use: That said, + qualification; having said that

Working alone suits me. That said, I sometimes miss having colleagues to ask for advice.