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Definition of agree

agreed; agreeing

transitive verb

1 a :to concur in (something, such as an opinion) :admit, concede

They agreed that he was right.

b :to consent to as a course of action

She 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 (such 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 grammar :to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (such as gender, number, case, or person)

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Examples of agree in a Sentence

We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.
She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.
We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.
Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees.
The house is too big for one person, don't you agree?
She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.
The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.
The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed.

Recent Examples of agree from the Web

Users who don’t agree are locked out of Facebook’s 2 billion-strong social media network.

— paula dwyer, Bloomberg.com, "Should America’s Tech Giants Be Broken Up?," 20 July 2017
Wednesday: - Acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, agreed to ask Broward County for $1 million under its redevelopment program, for Main Street.to upgrade Main Street from Oakland Park Blvd. to Jaco Pastorius Park.

— brittany wallman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Oakland Park to further cut tax rate, but bills still will rise," 20 July 2017
United Methodist District Superintendent David Calhoun agreed to give Murphy the opportunity to preach before he was licensed as a pastor.

— denise coffey, Courant Community, "Pastor Rich Murphy Shares Life's Trials, Tribulations," 19 July 2017
The cable channel Starz agreed last year to be acquired by Lionsgate Entertainment.

— michael j. de la merced and emily steel, New York Times, "Media Consolidation Is in the Air, and John Malone Is Fanning It," 19 July 2017
The official Trump-Putin meeting, earlier in the day, led to confusion over whether Trump agreed, as Putin later implied, to accept the Kremlin's denial of any wrongdoing regarding interference in last year's election.

— karen deyoung, philip rucker, Alaska Dispatch News, "Trump had undisclosed hour-long meeting with Putin at G20 summit," 19 July 2017
Kansas City Public Schools has agreed to sell the 20-acre Robeson Middle School property, 8201 Holmes Road, to a redevelopment group that plans a multi-use recreation center.

— diane stafford, kansascity, "Former Kansas City middle school to become a recreation center," 18 July 2017
In 2013, for instance, the USPS agreed to offer Sunday delivery of Amazon packages.

— david z. morris, Fortune, "This Analyst Claims the U.S. Postal Service Is Giving Amazon a Huge Subsidy," 16 July 2017
He and Putin even agreed to set up a joint cybersecurity unit at their G20 meeting, which would be kind of like partnering with Imperial Japan to establish a joint early warning system for aerial bombardments in the Pacific in 1942.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "How Has Supporting Trump Worked Out for Russia?," 16 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of agree

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

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agree Synonyms

Synonyms

coincide, concur, see eye to eye, come to terms, strike a bargain

Antonyms

differ, disagree

Related Words

accede (to), accept, acquiesce, assent (to), comply (with), consent (to), go (by), subscribe; affiliate, ally, associate, unite; collaborate, cooperate, get along, get on

Near Antonyms

clash, collide, conflict; bicker, counter, dispute, dissent, diverge, fall out, object, oppose, protest, quarrel, resist, rival; dissociate, separate, split

Synonym Discussion of agree

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 often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

- if my wife concurs, it's a deal

coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.

- their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

synonyms see in addition assent

AGREE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of agree for English Language Learners

: to have the same opinion
: to say that you will do, accept, or allow something that is suggested or requested by another person
of two or more people or groups : to decide to accept something after discussing what should or might be done ( Brit )

AGREE Defined for Kids

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Definition of agree for Students

agreed; agreeing

1 :to give approval or permission

agree to a plan

2 :to have the same opinion

We don't agree about everything.

3 :admit 1

He finally agreed that I was right.

4 :to be alike

Their stories don't agree.

5 :to come to an understanding

They agreed on a price.

6 :to be fitting or healthful

The climate agrees with you.

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legal Definition of agree

agreed; agreeing

transitive verb

:to share an opinion that

agreed the terms were fair

intransitive verb

1 :to share an opinion, understanding, or intent

unable to agree on a verdict
—New York Law Journal

2 :to indicate willingness or acceptance :give assent or approval

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