Meaning of "agree" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGREE

From Old French agreer, from the phrase a gre at will or pleasure.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AGREE

agree  [əˈɡriː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGREE

Agree is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb agree in English.

WHAT DOES AGREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agreement

Agreement may refer to: ▪ Agreement or concord, a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of another word ▪ Gentlemen's agreement, not enforceable by law ▪ Contract, enforceable in a court of law ▪ Reliability in the sense of, for example, inter-rater agreement ▪ A pact, convention, or treaty between nations, sub-national entities, organizations, corporations ▪ Consensus ▪ Agreement, a 1978 book of poetry by Peter Seaton...

Definition of agree in the English dictionary

The first definition of agree in the dictionary is to be of the same opinion; concur. Other definition of agree is to give assent; consent. Agree is also to come to terms ; arrive at a settlement.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AGREE

PRESENT

Present

I agree

you agree

he/she/it agrees

we agree

you agree

they agree

Present continuous

I am agreeing

you are agreeing

he/she/it is agreeing

we are agreeing

you are agreeing

they are agreeing

Present perfect

I have agreed

you have agreed

he/she/it has agreed

we have agreed

you have agreed

they have agreed

Present perfect continuous

I have been agreeing

you have been agreeing

he/she/it has been agreeing

we have been agreeing

you have been agreeing

they have been agreeing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I agreed

you agreed

he/she/it agreed

we agreed

you agreed

they agreed

Past continuous

I was agreeing

you were agreeing

he/she/it was agreeing

we were agreeing

you were agreeing

they were agreeing

Past perfect

I had agreed

you had agreed

he/she/it had agreed

we had agreed

you had agreed

they had agreed

Past perfect continuous

I had been agreeing

you had been agreeing

he/she/it had been agreeing

we had been agreeing

you had been agreeing

they had been agreeing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will agree

you will agree

he/she/it will agree

we will agree

you will agree

they will agree

Future continuous

I will be agreeing

you will be agreeing

he/she/it will be agreeing

we will be agreeing

you will be agreeing

they will be agreeing

Future perfect

I will have agreed

you will have agreed

he/she/it will have agreed

we will have agreed

you will have agreed

they will have agreed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been agreeing

you will have been agreeing

he/she/it will have been agreeing

we will have been agreeing

you will have been agreeing

they will have been agreeing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would agree

you would agree

he/she/it would agree

we would agree

you would agree

they would agree

Conditional continuous

I would be agreeing

you would be agreeing

he/she/it would be agreeing

we would be agreeing

you would be agreeing

they would be agreeing

Conditional perfect

I would have agree

you would have agree

he/she/it would have agree

we would have agree

you would have agree

they would have agree

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been agreeing

you would have been agreeing

he/she/it would have been agreeing

we would have been agreeing

you would have been agreeing

they would have been agreeing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you agree
we let´s agree
you agree

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to agree

Past participle

agreed

Present Participle

agreeing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «AGREE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «agree» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of agree

accord · answer · assent · chime · coincide · concur · conform · correspond · engage · fit · harmonize · match · see eye to eye · square · suit · sympathize · tally

TRANSLATION OF AGREE

Find out the translation of agree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of agree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agree» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 同意
• Translator English - Spanish: estar de acuerdo
• English: agree
• Translator English - Hindi: सहमत
• Translator English - Arabic: يُوافِقُ عَلَى
• Translator English - Russian: соглашаться
• Translator English - Portuguese: concordar
• Translator English - Bengali: একমত
• Translator English - French: être d’accord
• Translator English - Malay: Bersetuju
• Translator English - German: zustimmen
• Translator English - Japanese: 賛成する
• Translator English - Korean: 동의하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Setuju
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đồng ý
• Translator English - Tamil: ஏற்கிறேன்
• Translator English - Marathi: सहमत
• Translator English - Turkish: anlaşmak
• Translator English - Italian: concordare
• Translator English - Polish: zgodzić się
• Translator English - Ukrainian: погоджуватися
• Translator English - Romanian: a fi de acord
• Translator English - Greek: συμφωνώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: saamstem
• Translator English - Swedish: hålla med
• Translator English - Norwegian: samtykke

10 QUOTES WITH «AGREE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word agree.

1

Michael D. Barnes

The vast majority of Americans agree with us. We're doing everything that we can. We're advertising, right now we're on television with an advertisement running in the Washington area. We've got newspaper ads.

2

Ann Beattie

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people, as a writer I just think about the humorous aspects of these things - that's what keeps me going when I'm writing a story.

3

James Belushi

Listen, we all have to agree that there is too much litigation going on in this world. But every year it seems to multiply tenfold. Why can't we stop it? Well, it's because the lawmakers in Congress and the Senate are almost all lawyers, too!

4

Felix Bloch

I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students.

5

George H. W. Bush

I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

6

James F. Byrnes

That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement.

7

Steve Carlton

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

8

Chris Christie

This country pays a price whenever our economy fails to deliver rising living standards to our citizens - which is exactly what has been the case for years now. We pay a price when our political system cannot come together and agree on the difficult but necessary steps to rein in entitlement spending or reform our tax system.

9

Lily Collins

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true.

10

Nicolaus Copernicus

Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which induced me to look for another way of reckoning the movements of the heavenly bodies was that I knew that mathematicians by no means agree in their investigation thereof.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGREE»

Discover the use of agree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Can Nations Agree?: Issues in International Economic Cooperation

Examines issues surrounding international cooperation, including speculative instability in financial and commodities, markets, and competition in tax regimes. Bibliogs

Richard N. Cooper, 2001

To Agree Or Not to Agree: Leadership, Bargaining, and Arms ...

In examining the goals and strategies of individual leaders - and their ability to make these the goals and strategies of their nations - the author provides a nuanced understanding that demonstrates how leaders facing a variety of domestic ...

Lisa A. Baglione, 1999

The American Faculty: The Restructuring of Academic Work and ...

Reported result combines responses of “strongly agree” and “somewhat agree” on a 5-point scale (strongly agree, somewhat agree, neutral, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree). eCFAT-89 (item 40i) and CFAT-97 (item 58e) read, “How ...

Jack H. Schuster, Martin J. Finkelstein, 2010

Protestants and Catholics: Do They Now Agree?

Do Catholics and Evangelicals now agree and what is the agreement based on? Two bestselling authors address this question and more in this new book.

John Ankerberg, 1995

If two shall agree: the story of General Paul A. Rader and ...

Biography of General Paul A. Rader and Commissioner Kay F. Rader of the Salvation Army.

Carroll Ferguson Hunt, 2001

To what extent do you agree that the Gesta Francorum is a ...

In the eleventh century the Christian lands of Western Europe were in trouble.

Michael Gärtner, 2003

Twelve Who Don't Agree

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Valery Panyushkin, 2011

Muffy and Fluffy: The Kittens Who Didn't Agree

Muffy and Fluffy, twin kittens who do not think alike, have trouble agreeing on anything until they discover that it is fun to take turns making choices.

Janet Palazzo-Craig, Susan Hall, 1988

Agree Or Disagree: Because Opinions Matter

This book also in understated form provides a rare opportunity to define and redefine the important opinions that make us who we are. Read this book and you will be enlightened or enraged, moved and amused. So let the great debate begin!

James Todd Reed M. D., James Todd Reed, 2006

ITIL Practitioner Agree and Define (IPAD) All-in-one SLA ...

Fully revised for the latest exam release, this authoritative volume offers thorough coverage of all the material on the IPAD exam.

Ivanka Menken, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agree is used in the context of the following news items.

Raptors agree to deal with Pickering's Cory Joseph

Raptors agree to deal with Pickering's Cory Joseph. Joseph, a Pickering product and former first-round NBA draft pick, announced Sunday ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

Report: Pistons agree to five-year, $80 million deal with Reggie …

Snyder: With a relative disaster avoided, the Kansas City Royals will have four players starting in this year's All-Star Game, which is just the ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Report: Lakers agree to three-year deal with Lou Williams

Snyder: With a relative disaster avoided, the Kansas City Royals will have four players starting in this year's All-Star Game, which is just the ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Omri Casspi returning to Sacramento

Veteran swingman Omri Casspi has agreed to terms on a new deal that will keep him with the Sacramento Kings, according to league sources. «ESPN, Jul 15»

Mexican Elites Secretly Agree With Donald Trump

They're all hating on him now, but the fact is, when they're just among themselves, Mexico's elites roundly agree with The Donald on Mexican ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

Report: Rodney Stuckey, Pacers agree to 3-year, $21 million deal

Free agent guard Rodney Stuckey has agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to RealGM's Shams ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Aetna's Humana Deal Pressures Cigna to Agree on Anthem Takeover

With Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. pairing off, pressure is mounting on other major health insurers to make their own deals. Cigna Corp.'s tie-up ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Tottenham agree fee for Toby Alderweireld

Tottenham are close to signing the Atlético Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld for a fee believed to be £11.5 million (about €16 million). «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Tony Abbott calls for leaders to agree on 'achievable' Indigenous …

The challenge 'is not necessarily to do the best that each one of us thinks should be done but to do the best that ... can be done,' PM says ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Nazem Kadri, Maple Leafs Agree to New Contract: Latest Details …

The Toronto Maple Leafs retained a key member of their young core Sunday, agreeing to a new short-term contract with center Nazem Kadri. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»