English Dictionary

Definition of “agree

agree (əˈɡriːPronunciation for agree

Definitions

verb

Word forms: agrees, agreeing, agreed
(mainly intr)
  1. (often foll by with) to be of the same opinion; concur
  2. (also tr; when intr, often foll by to; when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to give assent; consent  ⇒ she agreed to go home I'll agree to that 
  3. (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 
  4. (foll by with) to be similar or consistent; harmonize; correspond
  5. (foll by with) to be agreeable or suitable (to one's health, temperament, etc)
  6. (tr; takes a clause as object) to concede or grant; admit  ⇒ they agreed that the price they were asking was too high 
  7. (tr) to make consistent with  ⇒ to agree the balance sheet with the records by making adjustments, writing off, etc 
  8. grammar to undergo agreement

Word Origin

C14: from Old French agreer,  from the phrase a gre at will or pleasure

Translations

  • British English: agree Pronunciation for agree If you agree with someone, you have the same opinion about something.I agree with you entirely. I agree that the demise of the zoo would be terrible.əˈɡriː VERB I agree with you entirely. I agree that the demise of the zoo would be terrible.
  • Spanish: estar de acuerdo Pronunciation for estar de acuerdo v
  • French: être d’accordPronunciation for être d’accord v
  • German: zustimmen Pronunciation for zustimmen v
  • Chinese: 同意Pronunciation for 同意 v
  • Arabic: يُوافِقُ عَلَىPronunciation for يُوافِقُ عَلَى n
  • Portuguese: concordarPronunciation for concordar v
  • Russian: соглашатьсяPronunciation for соглашаться v
  • Croatian: dogovoritiPronunciation for dogovoriti v
  • Czech: souhlasitPronunciation for souhlasit v
  • Danish: være enigPronunciation for være enig v
  • Dutch: mee eens zijnPronunciation for mee eens zijn v
  • Finnish: olla samaa mieltäPronunciation for olla samaa mieltä v
  • Greek: συμφωνώPronunciation for συμφωνώ v
  • Italian: concordarePronunciation for concordare v
  • Japanese: 賛成するPronunciation for 賛成する v
  • Korean: 동의하다Pronunciation for 동의하다 v
  • Norwegian: samtykkePronunciation for samtykke v
  • Polish: zgodzić sięPronunciation for zgodzić się v zgadzać się
  • Brazilian Portuguese: concordarPronunciation for concordar v
  • European Spanish: estar de acuerdo Pronunciation for estar de acuerdo v
  • Swedish: hålla medPronunciation for hålla med v
  • Thai: เห็นด้วยPronunciation for เห็นด้วย v
  • Turkish: aynı fikirde olmakPronunciation for aynı fikirde olmak v
  • Vietnamese: đồng ýPronunciation for đồng ý v

Usage examples

  • Made some criticism of her and then asked her to agree with him, all wreathed in smiles.
    Stuart Harrison, LOST SUMMER (2002)
  • But do you agree with the judgements made here by our experts, or would you like to nominate a gem we passed over?
    Country Life (2004)
  • Up to early morning there was still doubt that the combative Teahon would agree to resign.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • I very much agree with the sentiments in this week's column.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • `Realise the truth ' does not, however, mean come to agree with this statement or be persuaded by argument.
    Christopher Ross, TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)

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