agree
Americanverb (used without object)
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agrees,
present (3rd person singular)
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agreed,
past participle, past
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agreeing
present participle
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to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed bywith ).
I don't agree with you.
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to give consent; assent (often followed byto ).
He agreed to accompany the ambassador.
Do you agree to the conditions?
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to live in concord or without contention; get along together.
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to come to one opinion or mind; come to an arrangement or understanding; arrive at a settlement.
They have agreed on the terms of surrender.
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to be consistent; harmonize (usually followed bywith ).
This story agrees with hers.
- Antonyms:
- disagree
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to correspond; conform; resemble (usually followed bywith ).
The play does not agree with the book.
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to be suitable; comply with a preference or an ability to digest (usually followed bywith ).
The food did not agree with me.
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Grammar. to correspond in inflectional form, as in number, case, gender, or person; to show agreement. In The boy runs, boy is a singular noun and runs agrees with it in number.
verb (used with object)
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agrees,
present (3rd person singular)
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agreed,
past participle, past
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agreeing
present participle
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to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause).
I agree that he is the ablest of us.
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Chiefly British. to consent to or concur with.
We agree the stipulations.
I must agree your plans.
verb
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(often foll by with) to be of the same opinion; concur
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(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
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(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
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(foll by with) to be similar or consistent; harmonize; correspond
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(foll by with) to be agreeable or suitable (to one's health, temperament, etc)
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(tr; takes a clause as object) to concede or grant; admit
they agreed that the price they were asking was too high
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(tr) to make consistent with
to agree the balance sheet with the records by making adjustments, writing off, etc
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grammar to undergo agreement
Synonym Usage
Agree, consent, accede, assent, concur all suggest complying with the idea, sentiment, or action of someone. Agree, the general term, suggests compliance in response to any degree of persuasion or opposition: to agree to go; to agree to a meeting, to a wish, request, demand, ultimatum. Consent, applying to rather important matters, conveys an active and positive idea; it implies making a definite decision to comply with someone's expressed wish: to consent to become engaged. Accede, a more formal word, also applies to important matters and implies a degree of yielding to conditions: to accede to terms. Assent conveys a more passive idea; it suggests agreeing intellectually or verbally with someone's assertion, request, etc.: to assent to a speaker's theory, to a proposed arrangement. To concur is to show accord in matters of opinion, as of minds independently running along the same channels: to concur in a judgment about a painting. See correspond.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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agreesimple
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agreessimple
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have agreedperfect
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has agreedperfect
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am agreeingprogressive
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are agreeingprogressive
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is agreeingprogressive
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have been agreeingperfect progressive
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has been agreeingperfect progressive
Past
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agreedsimple
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had agreedperfect
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was agreeingprogressive
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were agreeingprogressive
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had been agreeingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of agree
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English agre, agreen, from Anglo-French, Old French agre(e)r, from phrase a gre “at pleasure, at will” (from a “to, at,” from Latin ad ad- ( def. ) ); gre “pleasure, will,” from Latin grātum ( see gree 2 ( def. ))
Explanation
When you agree with someone, you share the same opinion, feeling, or purpose, like when you agree on the movie you will go see on Saturday afternoon. If we were living in 12th century France, we might use the phrase a gré to describe things that are favorable or go well for us. This positive outcome is still part of the verb agree, because if people agree with you, your plan or idea is the one that will be used. In grammar, subjects and verbs agree when they are both singular or both plural. For example, "everyone is here" agrees but "everyone are here" does not.
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Example Sentences
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Until recently - and on the basis of the MoU - Iran had been involved in negotiations with Oman, a US ally, to agree a mechanism for administering the strait.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Instead, the measurements fell almost exactly in the region where Newton's theory and Einstein's theory agree.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Federal officials say their plan to cut usage is necessary because the seven states that lie on the river have been unable to agree amongst themselves.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The discussions, however, unraveled after Pernod and Brown-Forman couldn’t agree on a price or how to divide representation on the combined company’s board, according to people familiar with the discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Maybe it was the old instinct, the one Clara had drilled into her, and one on which they could absolutely agree.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
She agrees that people like James are "incredibly neglected".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
That prediction agrees with other geological evidence showing that roughly five to ten kilometers of rock disappeared from parts of the region long before the modern Grand Canyon formed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Everyone agrees there should be higher standards—they merely differ on who gets to set them.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Historically, lofty long-term growth expectations have been a bearish setup, negatively correlated with future equity returns,” agrees Savita Subramanian, the head of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I know something of Mr. Lloyd; I shall write to him; if his reply agrees with your statement, you shall be publicly cleared from every imputation; to me, Jane, you are clear now.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
About 50,000 job cuts have already been agreed across the 10-brand Volkswagen Group -- mostly at VW, Audi and Porsche -- but the firm has said another 50,000 could be required worldwide to slash costs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
They agreed, Freddie remembers, that if he didn’t make it to the big leagues in four years, he’d quit to follow the original plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Regarding the union’s demand to raise the retirement age to 65, both sides agreed to immediately implement any new legislation, if enacted, while maintaining regular wages through age 64.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It is a weakness recognised by everyone at the club but either a prime target cannot be agreed upon or is out of reach.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Max and Angelina always stayed in town, so I agreed, for Max.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
By agreeing to the arrangement, users were signed up for a scheme where they agreed to purchase a certain number of products over a specific amount of time at full price.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Because bond prices and yields move in opposite directions, a higher yield occurs when buyers force prices lower before agreeing to lend to the government.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Manchester City started the summer window purposefully, swiftly agreeing a £116m deal for England midfielder Elliot Anderson, but they have yet to back that move up with other first-team signings.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Despite the initial reviews, they posted the video, agreeing that if it got more than 100 likes, they’d film another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
You can win Mr. van Daan to your side by agreeing with him, listening quietly, not saying much and most of all...responding to his teasing and his corny jokes with a joke of your own.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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