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Meaning of 'agree' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Agree [ adv.]
- In good part; kindly.
2 . Agree [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
- 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 be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
- To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.
- To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
3 . Agree [ v. t.]
- To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.
- To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.

Meaning of 'agree' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . agree [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be in accord; be in agreement
Example in sentence:
  • Both philosophers concord on this point;
  • I can't agree with you!;
  • I hold with those who say life is sacred;
  • We agreed on the terms of the settlement
Meaning (2):
- consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
Example in sentence:
  • He agreed to leave her alone;
  • She agreed to all my conditions
Meaning (3):
- achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
Example in sentence:
  • No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman
Meaning (4):
- show grammatical agreement
Example in sentence:
  • Subjects and verbs must always agree in English
Meaning (5):
- go together
Example in sentence:
  • The colors don't harmonize;
  • Their ideas concorded
Meaning (6):
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example in sentence:
  • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check;
  • The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun;
  • The two stories don't agree in many details
Meaning (7):
- be agreeable or suitable
Example in sentence:
  • White wine doesn't agree with me

Nearby Words:

agrace agraffe agrammatist agraphia agraphic agrappes agrarian agrarianism agrarianize agre

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