to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed by with): I don't agree with you.
to give consent; assent (often followed by to): He agreed to accompany the ambassador. Do you agree to the conditions?
to live in concord or without contention; get along together.
to come to one opinion or mind; come to an arrangement or understanding; arrive at a settlement: They have agreed on the terms of surrender.
to be consistent; harmonize (usually followed by with): This story agrees with hers.
to correspond; conform; resemble (usually followed by with): The play does not agree with the book.
to be suitable; comply with a preference or an ability to digest (usually followed by with): The food did not agree with me.
Grammar. to correspond in inflectional form, as in number, case, gender, or person; to show agreement. In The boy runs, boy is a singular noun and runs agrees with it in number.
verb (used with object),a·greed,a·gree·ing.
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause): I agree that he is the ablest of us.
Chiefly British. to consent to or concur with: We agree the stipulations. I must agree your plans.
Origin of agree
1350–1400; Middle English agre, agreen<Anglo-French, Old French agre(e)r from phrase a gre at pleasure, at will; a<Latin ad to, at; gre<Latin grātum (see gree2)
ANTONYMS FOR agree
2 refuse, decline.
5 disagree.
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synonym study for agree
1. Agree,consent,accede,assent,concur all suggest complying with the idea, sentiment, or action of someone. Agree, the general term, suggests compliance in response to any degree of persuasion or opposition: to agree to go; to agree to a meeting, to a wish, request, demand, ultimatum.Consent, applying to rather important matters, conveys an active and positive idea; it implies making a definite decision to comply with someone's expressed wish: to consent to become engaged.Accede, a more formal word, also applies to important matters and implies a degree of yielding to conditions: to accede to terms.Assent conveys a more passive idea; it suggests agreeing intellectually or verbally with someone's assertion, request, etc.: to assent to a speaker's theory, to a proposed arrangement. To concur is to show accord in matters of opinion, as of minds independently running along the same channels: to concur in a judgment about a painting.5. See correspond.
OTHER WORDS FROM agree
a·gree·ing·ly,adverbin·ter·a·gree,verb (used with object),in·ter·a·greed,in·ter·a·gree·ing.pre·a·gree,verb (used without object),pre·a·greed,pre·a·gree·ing.
This lets the lender and the buyer know whether the value and the loan amount are in keeping with the what you have agreed to pay for the property.
The Basics of Appraisals|Valerie Blake|September 24, 2020|Washington Blade
Six automakers, including Ford, have voluntarily agreed to abide by California’s higher efficiency standards, and Newsom cited them Wednesday as proof that the industry can make the switch.
California to ban new gasoline cars by 2035, a first in U.S.|Verne Kopytoff|September 23, 2020|Fortune
Earlier this summer, another round of direct stimulus payments to Americans was one of the few issues the two parties agreed on.
Will House Democrats be able to revive $1,200 stimulus checks?|Lee Clifford|September 23, 2020|Fortune
Though he still considered it “spiteful retaliation,” his office reduced the charges and agreed to push for probation after the officers pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|September 23, 2020|ProPublica
I consulted a respected outside oncologist, who suggested a complete neck dissection, potential new radiation, and a chest CT scan to look for metastases—yet he agreed that none of it would improve survival chances.
My cancer might be back—and I wonder if unnecessary radiation caused it in the first place|jakemeth|September 22, 2020|Fortune
Yet this, in the end, is a book from which one emerges sad, gloomy, disenchanted, at least if we agree to take it seriously.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even Democrats and Republicans can agree that Nazis are bad and Social Security is good.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
YouTube has signed up over a million partners (people who agree to run ads over their videos to make money from their content).
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first thing Joplin needs to find out before he will agree to officiate a wedding is why his potential client is in prison.
Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars|Caitlin Dickson|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most notably, in Ferguson, all agree that Michael Brown was unarmed.
Arabs Are the Michael Browns of Israel|Dean Obeidallah|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I agree with my friend that we will pay a visit to Mr. A. at two in the morning.
Arrows of the Chace, v. 2|John Ruskin
“It will frighten the rest, who will soon come to terms, and agree to pay any tribute I may demand,” observed the rajah.
The Young Rajah|W.H.G. Kingston
"I wish I could agree with you," replied Fandor in a depressed tone.
Messengers of Evil|Pierre Souvestre
All I want of him is to give up the cash, and agree to let us alone.
Teddy and Carrots|James Otis
All agree that the style of the painting is perfectly characteristic of the period.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough|W.D. Sweeting
British Dictionary definitions for agree
agree
/ (əˈɡriː) /
verbagrees, agreeingoragreed(mainly intr)
(often foll by with)to be of the same opinion; concur
(also tr; when intr, often foll by to; when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive)to give assent; consentshe agreed to go home; I'll agree to that
(also tr; when intr, foll by on or about; when tr, may take a clause as object)to come to terms (about); arrive at a settlement (on)they agreed a price; they agreed on the main points
(foll by with)to be similar or consistent; harmonize; correspond
(foll by with)to be agreeable or suitable (to one's health, temperament, etc)
(tr; takes a clause as object)to concede or grant; admitthey agreed that the price they were asking was too high
(tr)to make consistent withto agree the balance sheet with the records by making adjustments, writing off, etc
grammarto undergo agreement
Word Origin for agree
C14: from Old French agreer, from the phrase a gre at will or pleasure