agreed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of agree.

   The two countries agreed to a ceasefire last spring.

   She has agreed to lead the committee for another year.

   Note

   One spelling does two jobs. The simple past stands alone (they agreed), while the participle follows have or be (has agreed, was agreed). Because agree is mostly intransitive, its passive is often impersonal: it was agreed to move, it was agreed that…. In British and Irish usage, agree can take a direct object meaning "approve," so a plan or a budget can itself be agreed.

   It was agreed that the meeting would move to Friday.

   The council agreed the budget without amendment.

2. 2
   interjection

   Expresses that the speaker accepts or shares the view that was just stated.

   "Agreed. Let's start first thing tomorrow," the manager replied.

   "We'll split the cost evenly." "Agreed."

   Similarfine, okay

   Note

   A one-word reply can seal a proposal or concede a point. It accepts an intensifier the way an adjective would, as in totally agreed. That shows its kinship with the adjective "in harmony": the speaker is in effect declaring themselves agreed. Said alone, it closes the matter; with an intensifier, it reads as warmer, more emphatic assent.

3. 3
   adjective

   In harmony or accord with others; holding a shared view on a matter.

   On the budget, the committee was entirely agreed.

   The partners were agreed that expansion made sense.

   Similarunited, unanimous

   Oppositedivided, split

   Note

   This sense describes a state of mind rather than an event. People are agreed in the same way they are united or divided. It sits after be and takes on (agreed on goals) or a that-clause (agreed that…). It grades, as in more agreed and most agreed. That sets it apart from the past participle: a plan is agreed by someone, but partners are agreed among themselves.

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