# agree

Pronunciation: say "uh-GREE" US /əˈɡɹi/, UK /əˈɡɹiː/

## Verb

1. To be in harmony with one or more people about an opinion, statement, or action.
   - Simple: To have the same opinion as someone else about something.
   - _Most of the committee members agree on the new policy._
   - _The two scientists agreed that the data needed review._
2. To say yes to something proposed or asked, such as a request, plan, or the terms of a contract; to consent.
   - Simple: To say yes to something someone suggests or asks for, such as a plan or the terms of a deal.
   - _The board agreed to the merger after lengthy discussion._
   - _If you agree to these terms, sign your name at the bottom of the page._
3. To come to terms with another party by settling differences, exchanging promises, or fixing a price.
   - Simple: To settle something together, like a price or a set of rules.
   - _After hours of bargaining, the two sides agreed on the terms of sale._
   - _Neighbors often agree on a shared fence line to avoid disputes._
4. To give formal approval to something, such as a plan, figure, or proposal. *(Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: To officially accept or approve something, such as a plan or amount.
   - _The hospital board will meet on Monday to agree its spending plan for the coming year._
   - _The finance committee agreed the final figures late on Thursday, so the report could go out the next morning._
6. To regard a practice, policy, or course of action as right or morally acceptable; usually followed by "with".
   - Simple: To think that something people do, or a rule or plan, is right or OK.
   - _She has never agreed with the death penalty, whatever the crime._
   - _Most of the staff don't agree with the new policy of tracking employees' emails._
5. To resemble, coincide with, or correspond to something else; to tally.
   - Simple: To match or be the same as something else.
   - _The figures in the ledger agree with the bank statement._
   - _His account of events agrees closely with the photographs._
7. To suit someone or have a beneficial effect, especially of food, drink, or climate.
   - Simple: To be good for someone, especially food or weather.
   - _A quiet life by the coast seems to agree with him._
   - _The new climate agreed with the whole family._
8. To take a form appropriate to a related word's grammatical features, such as its gender, number, case, or person.
   - Simple: To match another word in things like number, gender, or person.
   - _In Spanish, adjectives agree with their nouns in both number and gender._
   - _The verb agrees with the subject in person and number._

## Origin

Behind it lies the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerH- ("to welcome, greet, praise"), the source of Latin gratum ("pleasing"); with ad ("to") this became a gré ("favorably"), from which Old French made agreer ("to accept or receive kindly"), and Middle English took that as agreen.

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