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English Dictionary: Agree by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): agree, hold, concur, concord
    Antonym(s): differ, disagree, dissent, take issue
  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"
    Synonym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
    Antonym(s): disaccord, disagree, discord
  4. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
    Synonym(s): harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree
  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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [85] gr[82]. See
      {Agree}.]
      In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agreed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Agreeing}.] [F. agr[82]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.
      [85] gr[82]; [85] (L. ad) + gr[82] 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. [bd]The jury were agreed.[b8]
               --Macaulay. [bd]Can two walk together, except they be
               agreed ?[b8] --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive
               uses were probably derived from the transitive verb
               used reflexively. [bd]I agree me well to your
               desire.[b8] --Ld. Berners.
  
      Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;
               promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;
               harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.]
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