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" I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."
George H. W. Bush

Meaning of "agree" in the English dictionary

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

əˈɡriː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGREE

congree · degree · disagree · filagree · filigree · gree · grigri · gris-gris · mistigris · nondegree · pagri · pedigree · second-degree

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGREE

agranulocytosis · agranulosis · agrapha · agraphia · agraphic · agrarian · agrarianism · agravic · agree to differ · agreeability · agreeable · agreeableness · agreeably · agreed · agreed procedure · agreement · agreement to sell · agrestal · agrestial · agrestic

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGREE

arts degree · Bachelor of Arts degree · Bachelor of Science degree · bachelor´s degree · doctor´s degree · external degree · first-class honours degree · first degree · general degree · higher degree · honors degree · honours degree · master´s degree · ordinary degree · second-class honours degree · third class honours degree · third degree · to a degree · to the nth degree · university degree

Synonyms and antonyms of agree in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGREE»

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

Translation of «agree» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

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.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

同意
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

estar de acuerdo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

agree
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सहमत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُوافِقُ عَلَى
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

соглашаться
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

concordar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

একমত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

être d’accord
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bersetuju
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zustimmen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

賛成する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

동의하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Setuju
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng ý
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஏற்கிறேன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सहमत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

anlaşmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

concordare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zgodzić się
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

погоджуватися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

a fi de acord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμφωνώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saamstem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hålla med
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samtykke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agree

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGREE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of agree
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agree

EXAMPLES

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.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
Twelve Who Don't Agree
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Valery Panyushkin, 2011
8
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
9
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
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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.
1
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»
2
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»
3
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»
4
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»
5
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»
6
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»
7
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»
8
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»
9
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»
10
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»
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