agreement

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /əˈɡɹiːmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2670

Meanings

1

noun
An arrangement between people or groups about what each will do.

The two sides finally reached an agreement after months of talks.
2

noun
A situation in which people share the same opinion.

The two parties were in complete agreement.
3

noun
A formal contract that sets out an exchange of promises.

They signed a written agreement not to interfere in each other's business.
4

noun
In grammar, the way some words change form to match others in a sentence.

In English, agreement between subject and verb is essential.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an arrangement between... arrangement understanding

2 noun · a situation in which people... accord concord

3 noun · a formal contract that sets... contract

4 noun · in grammar, the way some... concord concordance

More accordance compliance concert concurrence conformance conformity congruencecongruencycongruity convention covenant

Opposites

conflict disagreement discord discordance dissension

Word family

Forms agreements

Derived forms anti-agreementantiagreementdisagreementinteragreementmisagreementnonagreementunagreement

Related forms agree agreeableagreeanceagreed approval consensus consent pact

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.

agrement Middle English

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Topics

People & Society Language & Linguistics Register & Style

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# agreement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈɡɹiːmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 2670

## Meanings
1. An arrangement between people or groups about what each will do.
2. A situation in which people share the same opinion.
3. A formal contract that sets out an exchange of promises.
4. In grammar, the way some words change form to match others in a sentence.

## Examples
- The two sides finally reached an agreement after months of talks.
- The two parties were in complete agreement.
- They signed a written agreement not to interfere in each other's business.
- In English, agreement between subject and verb is essential.

## Synonyms
- accord
- accordance
- compliance
- concert
- concurrence
- conformance
- conformity
- congruence
- congruency
- congruity
- convention
- covenant

## Antonyms
- conflict
- disagreement
- discord
- discordance
- dissension

## Derived Forms
- anti-agreement
- antiagreement
- disagreement
- interagreement
- misagreement
- nonagreement
- unagreement

## Related Forms
- agree
- agreeable
- agreeance
- agreed
- approval
- consensus
- consent
- pact

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agrement
- Affix: -ment - result

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Agreement is from Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree plus -ment. The suffix -ment makes a noun of action, result, or state from the base, matching uses in which the word names an act, process, outcome, or condition. In use as a noun, agreement denotes an arrangement between people or groups about what each will do, a situation in which people share the same opinion, and a formal contract that sets out an exchange of promises. The same word family continues in derived forms such as anti-agreement, antiagreement, disagreement, and interagreement and related entries such as agree, agreeable, agreeance, and agreed.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Language & Linguistics
- Register & Style

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