- 1[intransitive, transitive] to have the same opinion as someone; to say that you have the same opinion When he said that, I had to agree. + speech “That's true,” she agreed. agree (with somebody) (about/on something) He agreed with them about the need for change. agree with something I agree with her analysis of the situation. agree (that)… We agreed (that) the proposal was a good one. “It's terrible.” “I couldn't agree more (= I completely agree)!” opposite disagree
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- 2[transitive] if people are agreed or something is agreed, everyone has the same opinion about something be agreed (on/about something) Are we all agreed on this? be agreed (that…) It was agreed (that) we should hold another meeting.
- 3[intransitive, transitive] to say “yes”; to say that you will do what someone wants or that you will allow something to happen I asked for a pay raise and she agreed. agree to something Do you think he'll agree to their proposal? agree (that)… She agreed (that) I could go early. agree to do something She agreed to let me go early. decide
- 4[intransitive, transitive] to decide with someone else to do something or to have something agree on something Can we agree on a date? agree something They met at the agreed time. Can we agree a price? They left at ten, as agreed. agree to do something We agreed to meet on Thursday. agree what, where, etc… We couldn't agree what to do. accept
- 5[intransitive] agree on/upon something to officially accept a plan, request, etc. synonym approve Next year's budget has been agreed upon. be the same
- 6[intransitive] to be the same as something synonym tally The figures do not agree. agree with something Your account of the accident does not agree with hers. opposite disagree grammar
- 7[intransitive] agree (with something) to match a word or phrase in number, gender, or person In “Tom likes jazz,” the singular verb “likes” agrees with the subject “Tom.” Idioms
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NAmE//əˈɡri//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they agree he / she / it agrees
past simple agreed
-ing form agreeing
if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions, but they decide not to discuss it any longer We must just agree to differ on this. Phrasal Verbsnot agree with
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