v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' gr ē
Function: verb
Inflected Form: agreed ; agree · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French agreer, from a gre at will, from a (fr. Latin ad ) + gre will, pleasure, from Latin gratum, neuter of gratus pleasing, agreeable ― more at GRACE
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to concur in (as an opinion) : ADMIT , CONCEDE < agree s that he is right> b : to consent to as a course of action < agreed to sell him the house>
2 chiefly British : to settle on by common consent : ARRANGE <I agreed rental terms with him ― Eric Bennett>
intransitive verb
1 : to accept or concede something (as the views or wishes of another) < agree to a plan>
2 a : to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose) <we agree in our taste in music> b : to get along together c : to come to terms < agree on a fair division of profits>
3 a : to be similar : CORRESPOND <both copies agree > b : to be consistent <the story agree s with the facts>
4 : to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : SUIT <this climate agree s with him>
5 : to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (as gender, number, case, or person)
synonyms AGREE , CONCUR , COINCIDE mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. AGREE implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences <on some points we all can agree >. CONCUR tends to suggest cooperative thinking or acting toward an end but sometimes implies no more than approval (as of a decision reached by others) <if my wife concurs, it's a deal>. COINCIDE used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies an agreement amounting to identity <their wishes coincide exactly with my desire>. synonym see in addition ASSENT