English Explanatory Dictionary

agree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
To give assent; to accede.
To yield assent to; to approve.
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.
To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally.
To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡɹiː/ ə-grē' /əˈɡɹi/ en-us-agree.ogg

Word forms

agree agrees agreeing agreed

Etymology

From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

Synonyms

harmonize come around give way assent deal engage agree accord meet coexist cohere comprobate consent tally accede concur coincide correspond match resemble comport approve set strike bargain fit suit

Antonyms

disagree clash jar

Related words

gree agreement agreeable assent

Derived words

agreeability agreeable agreeance agreement agreer agree to disagree agree with disagree misagree pre-agree reagree

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