agree
/əˈɡɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.97 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
Intransitive verb
verb
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.
Intransitive verb
verb
To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "All parties agree in the expediency of the law."
- "I mostly agree with what you said, but I consider your last point to be unfair."
- "I couldn’t agree more with what you say, but my brother still doesn't quite agree."
- "You know that in so great a state as this, Two mightie foes can never well agree."
- "Theresa May’s cabinet repeatedly fails to agree with itself on what customs arrangement it wants with the EU after Brexit"
- "If music and sweet poetry agree."
Etymology
From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈɡɹi/
- British English: /əˈɡɹiː/
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
- Transitive verb