agree (əˈɡriː
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Definitions
verb
Word forms: agrees, agreeing, agreed
(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; consent ⇒
she 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; admit ⇒
they agreed that the price they were asking was too high
- (tr) to make consistent with ⇒
to agree the balance sheet with the records by making adjustments, writing off, etc
- grammar to undergo agreement
Word Origin
C14: from Old French agreer, from the phrase a gre at will or pleasureSynonyms
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- British English:
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
v - French: être d’accord
v - German:
zustimmen
v - Chinese: 同意
v - Arabic: يُوافِقُ عَلَى
n - Portuguese: concordar
v - Russian: соглашаться
v - Croatian: dogovoriti
v - Czech: souhlasit
v - Danish: være enig
v - Dutch: mee eens zijn
v - Finnish: olla samaa mieltä
v - Greek: συμφωνώ
v - Italian: concordare
v - Japanese: 賛成する
v - Korean: 동의하다
v - Norwegian: samtykke
v - Polish: zgodzić się
v zgadzać się - Brazilian Portuguese: concordar
v - European Spanish:
estar de acuerdo
v - Swedish: hålla med
v - Thai: เห็นด้วย
v - Turkish: aynı fikirde olmak
v - Vietnamese: đồng ý
v
Usage examples
Made some criticism of her and then asked her to agree with him, all wreathed in smiles.
, 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.
, TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)