Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French agreer, from a gre at will, from a + gre will, pleasure, from Latin gratum, neuter of gratus pleasing, agreeable; more at GRACE
Pronunciation : &-grE
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. consent, concur; suit, fit. agree\a*gree"\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. agreed ; p. pr. & vb. n. agreeing.] [f. agréer to accept or receive kindly, fr. à gré; à (l. ad) + gré good will, consent, liking, fr. l. gratus pleasing, agreeable. see:
grateful.].
2. 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. if music and sweet poetry agree. their witness agreed not together.
3. the more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. t. browne.
4. to yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
5. 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. agree with thine adversary quickly. v.
6. didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? xx.
7. 4. to be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
8. to suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.
9. (gram.) to correspond in gender, number, case, or person.note: the auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with the participle agreed. "the jury were agreed." "can two walk together, except they be agreed ?" --amos iii.
10. the principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively. "i agree me well to your desire." berners.
11. In good part; kindly.
12. 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.
13. To yield assent; to accede; followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
14. 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.
15. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
16. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.
17. To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
18. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.
19. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English".
20. 1. If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion. If we agreed all the time it would be a bit boring, wouldn't it? Both have agreed on the need for the money So we both agree there's a problem? I see:
your point but I'm not sure I agree with you I agree with you that the open system is by far the best `It's appalling.' --- `It is. I agree.' I agree that the demise of London zoo would be terrible I agree with every word you've just said `Frankly I found it rather frightening.' `A little startling,' Mark agreed. = concur ¡Ù disagree.
21. If you agree to do something, you say that you will do it. If you agree to a proposal, you accept it. He agreed to pay me for the drawings Donna agreed to both requests = consent.
22. If people agree on something, or in British English if they agree something, they all decide to accept or do something. The warring sides have agreed on an unconditional ceasefire We never agreed a date The court had given the unions until September to agree terms with a buyer.
23. If two people who are arguing about something agree to disagree or agree to differ, they decide to stop arguing because neither of them is going to change their opinion. You and I are going to have to agree to disagree then.
24. If you agree with an action or suggestion, you approve of it. I don't agree with what they're doing ¡Ù disagree.
25. If one account of an event or one set of figures agrees with another, the two accounts or sets of figures are the same or are consistent with each other. His second statement agrees with facts as stated by the other witnesses. = tally.
26. If some food that you eat does not agree with you, it makes you feel ill. I don't think the food here agrees with me.
27. In grammar, if a word agrees with a noun or pronoun, it has a form that is appropriate to the number or gender of the noun or pronoun. For example, in `He hates it', the singular verb agrees with the singular pronoun `he'. see also:
agreed.