[syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree]
5. show grammatical agreement;
- Example: "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
6. be agreeable or suitable;
- Example: "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7. achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose;
- Example: "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agreed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Agreeing.] [F. agr['e]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.
[`a] gr['e]; [`a] (L. ad) + gr['e] good will, consent,
liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grateful.]
1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in
unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent;
to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the
law.
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If music and sweet poetry agree. --Shak.
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Their witness agreed not together. --Mark xiv.
56.
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The more you agree together, the less hurt can your
enemies do you. --Sir T.
Browne.
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2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to
agree to an offer, or to opinion.
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3. 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.
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Agree with thine adversary quickly. --Matt. v. 25.
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Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? --Matt.
xx. 13.
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4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to
correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the
original; the two scales agree exactly.
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5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the
same food does not agree with every constitution.
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6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
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Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with
the participle agreed. "The jury were agreed."
--Macaulay. "Can two walk together, except they be
agreed ?" --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive
uses were probably derived from the transitive verb
used reflexively. "I agree me well to your desire."
--Ld. Berners.
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Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;
promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;
harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [`a] gr['e]. See
Agree.]
In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agree \A*gree"\, v. t.
1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
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2. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to
arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.
[Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
agree
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord
on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord]
[ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue]
2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something;
"She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her
alone"
3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the
check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the
gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree,
discord]
4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always
agree in English"
6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of
my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"