agree

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈɡɹi/ UK /əˈɡɹiː/ See IPA manual

Freq #891

Meanings

1

verb
To have the same opinion as someone else.

We agree on the most important issues.
2

verb
To say yes to something or to doing something.

They agreed to all my conditions.
3

verb
To match or be consistent with something else.

The results of the two experiments are in close agreement and agree well.
4

verb
To suit someone's health or wellbeing.

White wine doesn't agree with me.
5

verb
To match grammatically, as a subject and verb do.

The subject and the verb in this sentence do not agree.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with agree

agree on Prepositional verb A1

to reach a shared decision or consensus about something
agree to Prepositional verb A1

to accept or consent to a proposal or plan
agree with Prepositional verb A1

to share the same opinion as someone, or to think something is correct

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to have the same opinion as... concur

2 verb · to say yes to something or... consent

3 verb · to match or be consistent... match tally correspond

5 verb · to match grammatically, as... accord

More accede assent coexist coherecomprobatedeal engage harmonize meet

Opposites

clash disagree jar

Word family

Forms agreedagreeingagrees

Derived forms agreeabilityagreeableagreeanceagreementagreerdisagreemisagreepre-agreereagree

Related forms agreeable agreement assent gree

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Simplified etymology

Agree comes from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ and gratus ‘pleasing’. Its origin carries the underlying idea of seeking to please.

Etymology

From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

agreen Middle English agreer Old French ad Latin *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European

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# agree

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɡɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈɡɹiː/
**Frequency rank:** 891

## Meanings
1. To have the same opinion as someone else.
2. To say yes to something or to doing something.
3. To match or be consistent with something else.
4. To suit someone's health or wellbeing.
5. To match grammatically, as a subject and verb do.

## Examples
- We agree on the most important issues.
- They agreed to all my conditions.
- The results of the two experiments are in close agreement and agree well.
- White wine doesn't agree with me.
- The subject and the verb in this sentence do not agree.

## Synonyms
- accede
- accord
- assent
- coexist
- cohere
- comprobate
- consent
- deal
- engage
- harmonize
- meet
- tally

## Antonyms
- clash
- disagree
- jar

## Derived Forms
- agreeability
- agreeable
- agreeance
- agreement
- agreer
- disagree
- misagree
- pre-agree
- reagree

## Related Forms
- agreeable
- agreement
- assent
- gree

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agreen
- Root: agreer
- Root: ad
- Root: *gʷerH-

## Etymology
From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

## AI Etymology
Agree comes from Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) plus gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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