Definition of Agree

1. Verb. Be in accord; be in agreement. "Sam wants to agree with Sue "; "Both philosophers concord on this point"


2. Verb. Consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something. "They agree to move "; "He agreed to leave her alone"
Specialized synonyms: Plea-bargain, Bargain, Accede, Acquiesce, Assent
Generic synonyms: Accept, Consent, Go For
Derivative terms: Agreeable, Agreement, Agreement

3. Verb. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

4. Verb. Go together. "Their ideas concorded"
Exact synonyms: Accord, Concord, Consort, Fit In, Harmonise, Harmonize
Generic synonyms: Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
Related verbs: Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
Specialized synonyms: Blend, Blend In, Go
Derivative terms: Accord, Accordant, Agreeable, Concord, Harmony, Harmony

5. Verb. Show grammatical agreement. "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
Category relationships: Grammar
Derivative terms: Agreement

6. Verb. Be agreeable or suitable. "White wine doesn't agree with me"
Generic synonyms: Suit

7. Verb. Achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose. "Sam wants to agree with Sue "; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
Related verbs: Concord, Concur, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Compromise, Conclude
Derivative terms: Agreeable, Agreement, Agreement

Definition of Agree

1. v. i. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the law.

2. v. t. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.

Definition of Agree

1. Verb. (intransitive) To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive UK Irish) To yield assent to; to approve. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive grammar) To correspond to in gender, number, case, or person. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive legal) To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Agree

1. to have the same opinion [v AGREED, AGREEING, AGREES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agree

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agree (current term)
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Literary usage of Agree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1855)
"Not I, for I see we shall not agree. FAITH. Well, if you will not, will you give me leave to do it ? FAITH. A work of grace in the soul discovereth itself, ..."

2. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate, United States Congress. Senate (1868)
"The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, aud it was decided in the negative, as follows: FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE. ..."

3. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: To which are Now First Added, I. An by John Locke (1828)
"To which I answer, that if our An8 Not knowledge of our ideas terminate in them, «>, where and reach no farther, where there is some- ideas agree thing ..."

4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1891)
"And the Senate agree to the same ... And as to the amendments of the Senate numbered 5 and 6, the committee is unable to agree. WE SIMONDS, JAMES BUCHANAN, ..."

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