verb
agree
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verb
1
To share the same opinion as someone else.
"I agree with you — the plan needs more time."
"They finally agreed on a restaurant for dinner."
2
To say yes to a plan, request, or arrangement.
"She agreed to help move the furniture at the weekend."
3
In grammar, to match another word in form, such as a verb matching its subject in number.
"In English, the verb must agree with its subject: "he runs," not "he run.""
How to Use Agree
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo think the same as someone else, or to say yes to something.
Common mistake
Use "agree with" a person or opinion, but "agree to" a plan or request.
Common pairings
agree with
agree to
agree on
Word Forms
agreed past tense, agrees singular
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Etymology
From Old French agreer, "to accept kindly," from a gre, "favorably," ultimately from Latin gratus, "pleasing."