Definitions for agree
əˈgriagree

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. agree, hold, concur, concordverb

   be in accord; be in agreement

   "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

2. agreeverb

   consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something

   "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"

3. match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agreeverb

   be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

   "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

4. harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agreeverb

   go together

   "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

5. agreeverb

   show grammatical agreement

   "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"

6. agreeverb

   be agreeable or suitable

   "White wine doesn't agree with me"

7. agreeverb

   achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose

   "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. agreeverb

   To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.

   all parties agree in the expediency of the law.

2. agreeverb

   To yield assent; to accede;followed by to.

3. agreeverb

   To yield assent to; to approve.

4. agreeverb

   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.

5. agreeverb

   To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond.

   the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.

6. agreeverb

   To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.

   the same food does not agree with every constitution.

7. agreeverb

   To correspond to in gender, number, case, or person.

8. agreeverb

   To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.

9. Etymology: agreer, from a gré, from ad + gratum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Agreeverb

   1. To put an end to a variance.

   He saw from far, or seemed for to see,
   Some troublous uproar, or contentious fray,
   Whereto he drew in haste it to agree. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   2. To make friends; to reconcile.

   The mighty rivals, whose destructive rage
   Did the whole world in civil arms engage,
   Are now agreed. Wentworth Dillon.

2. To AGREEverb

   Etymology: agreer, Fr. from gré, liking or good-will; gratia and gratus, Lat.

   1. To be in concord; to live without contention; not to differ.

   The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. Alexander Pope, View of Epic Poetry.

   2. To grant; to yield to; to admit; with the particles to or upon.

   And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions. 2 Maccabees, xi. 14.

   We do not prove the origin of the earth from a chaos; seeing that is agreed on by all that give it any origin. Thomas Burnet, Theo.

   3. To settle terms by stipulation; to accord.

   Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Matt. v. 25.

   4. To settle a price between buyer and seller.

   Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny. Matt. xx. 13.

   5. To be of the same mind or opinion.

   He exceedingly provoked, or underwent the envy, and reproach, and malice of men of all qualities and conditions, who agreed in nothing else. Edward Hyde.

   John Milton is a noble genius, and the world agrees to confess it. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   6. To settle some point among many.

   Strifes and troubles would be endless, except they gave their common consent all to be ordered by some whom they should agree upon. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   If judicious men, skilled in chymical affairs, shall agree to write clearly, and keep men from being stunned by dark or empty words, it is hoped, they will be reduced either to write nothing, or books that may teach us something. Boyle.

   7. To be consistent; not to contradict.

   For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. Mark, xiv. 56.

   They that stood by said again to Peter, surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. Mark, xiv. 70.

   Which testimony I the less scruple to allege, because it agrees very well with what has been affirmed to me by a physician at Moscow. Robert Boyle, History of Colours.

   8. To suit with; to be accommodated to.

   Thou feedest thine own people with angels food, and didst send them from heaven bread agreeing to every taste. Wisdom.

   His principles could not be made to agree with that constitution and order, which God had settled in the world; and, therefore, must needs clash with common sense and experience. John Locke.

   9. To cause no disturbance in the body.

   I have often thought, that our prescribing asses milk in such small quantities, is injudicious; for, undoubtedly, with such as it agrees with, it would perform much greater and quicker effects, in greater quantities. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

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1. agree

   To agree means to have the same opinion or view about something as another person or entity. It can also mean to accept a proposal or terms presented by another party. In a broader sense, the term can refer to items or elements being harmonious or compatible with each other.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agreeadverb

   in good part; kindly

2. Agreeverb

   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

3. Agreeverb

   to yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion

4. Agreeverb

   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

5. Agreeverb

   to be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly

6. Agreeverb

   to suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution

7. Agreeverb

   to correspond in gender, number, case, or person

8. Agreeverb

   to make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends

9. Agreeverb

   to admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences

10. Etymology: [F. gr. See Agree.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agree

   a-grē′, v.i. to be of one mind: to concur: to assent to: to be consistent, to harmonise: to determine, to settle: to resemble, to suit: (gram.) to be in concord with—taking the same gender, number, case, or person: to do well with climate, &c. (followed by with before the person or thing agreeing: by upon, on, for, to, in before the condition of the agreement):—pa.p. agreed′.—adj. Agree′able, suitable: pleasant: favourable to, consenting to.—n. Agree′ableness, suitableness: conformity: quality of pleasing—also Agreeabil′ity.—adv. Agree′ably.—n. Agree′ment, concord: conformity: harmony: a bargain or contract. [O. Fr. agréer, to accept kindly—L. ad, to, and gratus, pleasing.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agree

   To share a feeling, opinion or goal.

   There are many people who agree with goals, opinions and beliefs.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

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1. Agree

   Agree vs. Disagree -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Agree and Disagree.

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Grammar
   • Suit

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agree' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1482

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agree' in Written Corpus Frequency: #597

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'agree' in Verbs Frequency: #94

Anagrams for agree »

1. eager

2. eagre

How to pronounce agree?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agree in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of agree in a Sentence

1. Robert Boston:

   Answers in Genesis started to say that to work there you had to have certain religious beliefs, you had to agree with them on how to interpret the Bible, you had to agree with them on creationism, you even had to agree with their views on homosexuality.

2. Aleister Crowley:

   The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become "one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions": a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ---Greatness.

3. Menachem Begin:

   On the PLO : "I agree on the P, I agree on the O, I don't agree on the L

4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   This is a crucial trip, even a historical one, i will be the messenger of all the people of Israel, including those who agree with me and those who don't agree with me.

5. Charles Baudelaire:

   It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.

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