Main Entry: agree

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈgrē\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): agreed; agree·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French agreer, from a gre at will, from a (from Latin ad) + gre will, pleasure, from Latin gratum, neuter of gratus pleasing, agreeable — more at grace

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 a : to concur in (as an opinion) : admit, concede <agrees that he is right> b : to consent to as a course of action <agreed to sell him the house>
2 chiefly British : to settle on by common consent : arrange <I agreed rental terms with him — Eric Bennett>intransitive verb 1 : to accept or concede something (as the views or wishes of another) <agree to a plan>
2 a : to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose) <we agree in our taste in music> b : to get along together c : to come to terms <agree on a fair division of profits>
3 a : to be similar : correspond <both copies agree> b : to be consistent <the story agrees with the facts>
4 : to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit <this climate agrees with him>
5 : to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (as gender, number, case, or person)

synonyms agree, concur, coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences <on some points we all can agree>. concur tends to suggest cooperative thinking or acting toward an end but sometimes implies no more than approval (as of a decision reached by others) <if my wife concurs, it's a deal>. coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies an agreement amounting to identity <their wishes coincide exactly with my desire>.

synonyms see in addition assent