AGREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agree mean? 

• AGREE (verb)
  The verb AGREE has 7 senses:

1. be in accord; be in agreement

2. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something

3. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

4. go together

5. show grammatical agreement

6. be agreeable or suitable

7. achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose

  Familiarity information: AGREE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGREE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they agree    ... he / she / it agrees   
Past simple: agreed   
Past participle: agreed   
-ing form: agreeing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be in accord; be in agreement

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

agree; concord; concur; hold

Context example:

Both philosophers concord on this point

Verb group:

agree (achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):

settle (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement)

conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle (come to terms)

see eye to eye (be in agreement)

concede; grant; yield (be willing to concede)

subscribe; support (adopt as a belief)

conclude; resolve (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)

arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue agree
Sam wants to agree with Sue

Antonym:

disagree (be of different opinions)

Derivation:

agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He agreed to leave her alone

Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):

accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):

bargain (come to terms; arrive at an agreement)

accede; acquiesce; assent (to agree or express agreement)

plea-bargain (agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They agree to move

Derivation:

agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)

agreement (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises)

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally

Context example:

The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):

be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)

Verb group:

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):

rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)

adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)

pattern (form a pattern)

coincide (be the same)

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)

homologize (be homologous)

resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)

bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)

square (be compatible with)

duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)

parallel (be parallel to)

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

align (be or come into adjustment with)

answer (match or correspond)

look (accord in appearance with)

consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Antonym:

disagree (be different from one another)

Derivation:

agreeable (in keeping)

agreement (compatibility of observations)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Go together

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize

Context example:

Their ideas concorded

Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Verb group:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):

coordinate (be co-ordinated)

blend; blend in; go (blend or harmonize)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

agreeable (in keeping)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Show grammatical agreement

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

Subjects and verbs must always agree in English

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

agreement (the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Be agreeable or suitable

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

White wine doesn't agree with me

Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):

suit (be agreeable or acceptable)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 7

Meaning:

Achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman

Verb group:

agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):

compromise (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise)

conclude (reach agreement on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue agree
Sam wants to agree with Sue

Derivation:

agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)

 Context examples 

“And you won’t lose,” I agreed.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

She was breathing naturally and looked so well and peaceful that we agreed that the sleep was better for her than anything else.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

"That also is incontrovertible," Messner agreed. "When three bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time, one must get out."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Over the low, heavily-lintelled door, in the centre of this old part, is chiseled the date, 1607, but experts are agreed that the beams and stonework are really much older than this.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I tapped at the door as agreed.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, when once his case has been settled, he will have a regular prison bath; and I think, if you saw him, you would agree with me that he needed it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I agree with you, and if it can be managed you shall go.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"He might have lived to a ripe old age if he'd stayed at home," Henry agreed.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“If I may umbly make the remark,” said Uriah Heep, with a writhe, “I fully agree with Miss Betsey Trotwood, and should be only too appy if Miss Agnes was a partner.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A person or entity that agrees to be responsible for another's debt or performance under a contract, if the other fails to pay or perform.

(Guarantor, NCI Thesaurus)