agreement

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   A situation in which people share the same opinion.

   The two parties were in complete agreement.

3. 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. 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.

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.

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