agree
/əˈɡɹi/ verb A1- To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. · All parties agree in the expediency of the law.· I mostly agree with what you said, but I consider your last point to be unfair.
- To give assent; to accede. · It was agreed to meet here at midday.· The workers did not agree to the new terms offered by the trade union.
- 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.
- To resemble; to coincide; to correspond; to tally. · The picture does not agree with the original.· The two scales agree exactly.
- To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well. · The same food does not agree with every constitution.
- To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person. · In Romanian, all articles, adjectives, and pronouns agree in gender, number and case with the noun they refer to.
- To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
He/she/it agrees · Past agreed · Past participle agreed · -ing form agreeing
Verb forms
- Base form
- agree
- He/she/it
- agrees
- Past
- agreed
- Past participle
- agreed
- -ing form
- agreeing
From the library
The man replied that if the Horse would receive a bit in his mouth and agree to carry him, he would contrive effective weapons against the Stag.
You know, sister, we agreed long ago never to mention a word about it.
The Lion agreed to assist the Wild Ass with his strength, while the Wild Ass gave the Lion the benefit of his greater speed.
“We must hurry and get back to the road of yellow brick before dark,” he said; and the Scarecrow agreed with him.
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