agree

American  

[uh-gree] / əˈgri /

verb (used without object)

agreed, agreeing

1. to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed bywith ).

   I don't agree with you.

2. to give consent; assent (often followed byto ).

   He agreed to accompany the ambassador.

   Do you agree to the conditions?

   Antonyms:

   decline, refuse

3. to live in concord or without contention; get along together.

4. 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.

5. to be consistent; harmonize (usually followed bywith ).

   This story agrees with hers.

   Antonyms:

   disagree

6. to correspond; conform; resemble (usually followed bywith ).

   The play does not agree with the book.

7. to be suitable; comply with a preference or an ability to digest (usually followed bywith ).

   The food did not agree with me.

8. 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.

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verb (used with object)

agreed, agreeing

1. to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause).

   I agree that he is the ablest of us.

2. Chiefly British. to consent to or concur with.

   We agree the stipulations.

   I must agree your plans.

agree British  

/ əˈɡriː /

verb

1. (often foll by with) to be of the same opinion; concur

2. (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

3. (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

4. (foll by with) to be similar or consistent; harmonize; correspond

5. (foll by with) to be agreeable or suitable (to one's health, temperament, etc)

6. (tr; takes a clause as object) to concede or grant; admit

   they agreed that the price they were asking was too high

7. (tr) to make consistent with

   to agree the balance sheet with the records by making adjustments, writing off, etc

8. grammar to undergo agreement

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Related Words

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

• agreeingly adverb
• interagree verb (used with object)
• preagree verb (used without object)

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 ( 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.

Example Sentences

Oil giants are expected to reap major windfalls from the war as oil prices are likely to continue soaring as long as the two sides are unable to agree to a truce.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They are for and against a hefty property-tax increase proposal headed to a vote Tuesday—one both sides agree could profoundly shape the Western Massachusetts community of roughly 18,000 residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They didn’t always agree: “Marty and I were oil and vinegar. We worked in different ways, but if you shook us up, we were a great dressing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"We're making a sovereign choice to agree deals to reduce trade barriers - where Parliament gets to have a say," a Labour source said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Didn’t you, J. J.? When I didn’t agree, you ganged up on me.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Related Words

• acknowledge
• admit
• allow
• comply
• concede
• concur
• grant
• recognize
• set
• settle
• sign