Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agreed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Agreeing}.] [F. agr['e]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.
[`a] gr['e]; [`a] (L. ad) + gr['e] good will, consent,
liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See {Grateful}.]
1. 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 agree. --Shak.
Their witness agreed not together. --Mark xiv.
56.
The more you agree together, the less hurt can your
enemies do you. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to
agree to an offer, or to opinion.
3. 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 agree with me for a penny ? --Matt.
xx. 13.
4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to
correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the
original; the two scales agree exactly.
5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the
same food does not agree with every constitution.
6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with
the participle agreed. ``The jury were agreed.''
--Macaulay. ``Can two walk together, except they be
agreed ?'' --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive
uses were probably derived from the transitive verb
used reflexively. ``I agree me well to your desire.''
--Ld. Berners.
Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;
promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;
harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.
Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [`a] gr['e]. See
{Agree}.]
In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
Agree \A*gree"\, v. t.
1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
2. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to
arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.
[Obs.]
Source : WordNet®
agree
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers
concord on this point" [syn: {hold}, {concur}, {concord}]
[ant: {disagree}]
2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something;
"She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her
alone"
3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on
the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those
on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe},
{gibe}, {tally}] [ant: {disagree}]
4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord},
{concord}, {fit in}]
5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always
agree in English"
6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of
my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"