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verb (agrees, agreeing, agreed)
- (intransitive) 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.
- If music and sweet poetry . --Shak.
- Their witness agreed not together. --Mark xiv. 56.
- The more you together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. --Sir T. Browne.
- (intransitive) To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
- (intransitive) 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.
- Agree with thine adversary quickly. --Matt. v. 25.
- Didst not thou with me for a penny ? --Matt. xx. 13.
- (intransitive) To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
- (intransitive) To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.
- (intransitive) (grammar) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
Translations: - Dutch: afspreken, overeenstemmen, het eens zijn, toestemmen
- French: accorder(fr)
- German: í¼bereinstimmen, zustimmen
- Italian: it(it, concordare}}, {{t+)prestarsi
- Spanish: concordar(es)
Etymology: French agréer to accept or receive kindly, fr. ígré; í (L. ad) + gré good will, consent, liking, fr. Latin gratus pleasing, agreeable. See {Grateful}.
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