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a·gree

(ə-grē′)

v. a·greed, a·gree·ing, a·grees

v.intr.

a. To share an opinion or feeling; be in accord: I agree with you on that. We agree in our taste in music.

b. To express consent; concur: We agreed to her suggestion. See Synonyms at assent.

c. To accept or support a policy or program: I agree with the flat tax.

d. To come to an understanding or agreement, as by negotiating: We agreed on the price.

2. To be compatible or consistent: The copy agrees with the original. Your story agrees with mine. See Synonyms at correspond.

3. To be suitable, appropriate, pleasing, or healthful: Spicy food does not agree with me.

4. Grammar To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.

v.tr.

1. To share an opinion about (something): My doctor and I agree that I should quit smoking.

2. To grant or concede: My parents agreed that we should be allowed to go. I agreed to help my parents clean the house.

[Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer, from Vulgar Latin *aggrātāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin grātus, pleasing; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

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We reached Paris about eight o'clock, dined, and then, tired out, we separated, agreeing to meet the next morning at my rooms.

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