a·gree 
(
-gr
) See the pronunciation key
VERB:
a·greed, a·gree·ing, a·grees
VERB:
intr.
tr.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer, from Vulgar Latin *aggr
tre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin grtus, pleasing; see gwer-2 in Indo-European roots
SYNONYMS:
agree, conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide
These verbs all indicate a compatibility between people or things. Agree may indicate mere lack of incongruity or discord, although it often suggests acceptance of ideas or actions and thus accommodation: We finally agreed on a price for the house. Conform stresses correspondence in essence or basic characteristics, sometimes as a result of established standards: Students are required to conform to the rules. Harmonize implies the combination or arrangement of elements in a pleasing whole: The print on the curtains harmonized with the striped sofa. Accord implies harmony, unity, or consistency, as in essential nature: "The creed
(
-gr) See the pronunciation key VERB:
a·greed, a·gree·ing, a·grees
VERB:
intr.
- To grant consent; accede: We agreed to her suggestion.
- To come into or be in accord, as of opinion: I agree with you on that. Our views on the election agree.
- To come to an understanding or to terms: We agreed on the price.
- To be compatible or consistent; correspond: The copy agrees with the original. His story agrees with mine.
- To be suitable, appropriate, pleasing, or healthful: Spicy food does not agree with me.
- Grammar To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
tr.
- To grant or concede: My parents agreed that we should go.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer, from Vulgar Latin *aggr
tre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin grtus, pleasing; see gwer-2 in Indo-European rootsSYNONYMS:
agree, conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide
These verbs all indicate a compatibility between people or things. Agree may indicate mere lack of incongruity or discord, although it often suggests acceptance of ideas or actions and thus accommodation: We finally agreed on a price for the house. Conform stresses correspondence in essence or basic characteristics, sometimes as a result of established standards: Students are required to conform to the rules. Harmonize implies the combination or arrangement of elements in a pleasing whole: The print on the curtains harmonized with the striped sofa. Accord implies harmony, unity, or consistency, as in essential nature: "The creed
[upon which America was founded]
was widely seen as both progressive and universalistic: It accorded with the future, and it was open to all" (Everett Carll Ladd). Correspond refers to similarity in form, nature, function, character, or structure: The Diet in Japan corresponds to the American Congress. Coincide stresses exact agreement: "His interest happily coincided with his duty" (Edward A. Freeman). See also Synonyms at assent.
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