agree

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: a=gree
• COUNT in NET: 34 in 31 verses (in OT : 21 in 18 verses) (in NT : 13 in 13 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

agree, adv. [F. à gré. See Agree.].

 In good part; kindly.  Rom. of R.  [1913 Webster]

agree, v. i. [F. agréer to accept or receive kindly, fr. à gré; à (L. ad) + gré good will, consent, liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grateful.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "If music and sweet poetry agree."  [1913 Webster]

  "Their witness agreed not together."  [1913 Webster]

  "The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you."  [1913 Webster]
•  To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Agree with thine adversary quickly."  [1913 Webster]

  "Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ?"  [1913 Webster]
•  To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.  [1913 Webster]
•  To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.  [1913 Webster]
•  To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.  [1913 Webster]

  " 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. "  Ld. Berners.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage; promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond; harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.

agree, v. t. 

•  To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]
•  To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

agree, v. (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
1 intr. hold a similar opinion (I agree with you about that; they agreed that it would rain).
2 intr. (often foll. by to, or to + infin.) consent (agreed to the arrangement; agreed to go).
3 intr. (often foll. by with) a become or be in harmony. b suit; be good for (caviar didn't agree with him). c Gram. have the same number, gender, case, or person as.
4 tr. reach agreement about (agreed a price).
5 tr. consent to or approve of (terms, a proposal, etc.).
6 tr. bring (things, esp. accounts) into harmony.
7 intr. (foll. by on) decide by mutual consent (agreed on a compromise).

Idiom

agree to differ leave a difference of opinion etc. unresolved. be agreed have reached the same opinion.

Etymology

ME f. OF agreer ult. f. L gratus pleasing

THESAURUS

agree

abide by, accede, accede to, accept, acclaim, accompany, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, acquiesce in, admit, agree in opinion, agree on, agree to, agree with, allow, answer to, applaud, approach, approve, approve of, assent, assent to, associate, assort with, bargain, bargain for, be agreeable to, be consistent, be dying to, be eager, be game, be in cahoots, be in phase, be in time, be of one, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for, be uniform with, be willing, buy, check, check out, cheer, chime, chime in with, close with, coact, coadunate, coexist, coextend, cohere, coincide, collaborate, collude, combine, come around to, come to terms, come together, compact, complete, comply, comport, concede, concert, concord, concur, conform, conform to, conform with, conjoin, connive, consent, consent to, consist, consist with, consort, conspire, contemporize, contract, cooperate, correspond, cotton to, covenant, ditto, do a deal, dovetail, echo, empathize, engage, equal, fall in together, fall in with, favor, fit in, fit together, fulfill, gee, get along, get along with, get on with, get together, give the nod, go, go along with, go together, go with, grant, hail, hang together, happen together, harmonize, harmonize with, hit, hold together, hold with, identify with, in toto, incline, interchange, interlock, intersect, isochronize, jibe, join, keep in step, keep pace with, lean, lock, look kindly upon, make a deal, march, match, meet, nod, nod assent, not hesitate to, overlap, own, parallel, plunge into, promise, quadrate, receive, reciprocate, recognize, reconcile, register, register with, respond to, rhyme, rival, round out, shake hands on, shake on it, side with, sing in chorus, sort with, square, square with, stand together, stipulate, strike a bargain, strike in with, subscribe, subscribe to, suit, supplement, sympathize, synchronize, synergize, take kindly to, tally, time, touch, understand one another, undertake, unite, vote for, welcome, would as leave, would as lief, yes, yield assent

ROGET THESAURUS

agree

Agreement

VB be accordant, agree, accord, harmonize, correspond, tally, respond, meet, suit, fit, befit, do, adapt itself to, fall in with, chime in with, square with, quadrate with, consort with, comport with, dovetail, assimilate, fit like a glove, fit to a tittle, fit to a T, match, become one, homologate, consent, render accordant, fit, suit, adapt, accommodate, graduate, adjust, dress, regulate, readjust, accord, harmonize, reconcile, fadge, dovetail, square.

Concord

VB agree, accord, harmonize with, fraternize, be concordant, go hand in hand, run parallel, understand one another, pull together, put up one's horses together, sing in chorus, side with, sympathize with, go with, chime in with, fall in with, come round, be pacified, assent, empathize with, enter into the ideas of, enter into the feelings of, reciprocate, hurler avec les loups, go with the stream, swim with the stream, keep in good humor, render accordant, put in tune, come to an understanding, meet halfway, keep the peace, remain at peace, be harmonious, harmonize, chime, symphonize, transpose, put in tune, tune, accord, string.

Compromise

VB compromise, commute, compound, take the mean, split the difference, meet one halfway, give and take, come to terms, submit to arbitration, abide by arbitration, patch up, bridge over, arrange, straighten out, adjust, differences, agree, make the best of, make a virtue of necessity, take the will for the deed.

Concurrence

VB concur, conduce, conspire, contribute, agree, unite, hang together, pull together, join forces, make common cause, help to, keep pace with, run parallel, go with, go along with, go hand in hand with, coincide.

Assent

VB assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth.