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US //əˈɡɹi// UK //ɐɡɹˈiː// agree
  1. 1 to have the same opinion (v.)
    A1 Beginner

    to have the same thought or opinion as another person.

    to share a common opinion or perspective with another party. Intransitive; typically takes the preposition 'with'.

    Example

    I agree with you that the movie was much too long.

    Example

    While most critics praised the performance, few could agree on whether the director's stylistic choices actually enhanced the narrative.
  2. 2 to say yes to a plan (v.)
    A2 Elementary

    to say that you will do something or that you accept a suggestion.

    to give assent or consent to a proposal, request, or course of action.

    Example

    The manager finally agreed to give the staff a small pay rise.

    Example

    After several hours of intense negotiation, the board agreed to the merger on the condition that no jobs would be lost.
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  1. 3 to reach a formal deal (v.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Formal Law

    to make a formal decision or a contract with someone else.

    to reach a formal arrangement or settlement through negotiation.

    Example

    The two companies agreed a price for the land last night.

    Example

    The legal teams met privately to agree the final wording of the contract before the official signing ceremony.
  2. 4 to be healthy for you (v.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    to be good for your health or make you feel good, especially food.

    to be consistent with one's health or physical well-being; used almost exclusively in the negative regarding food or climate.

    Example

    I love spicy food, but unfortunately, it doesn't always agree with me.

    Example

    The damp coastal climate did not agree with him, prompting his eventual relocation to a much drier region.
  3. 5 grammar matching (v.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Technical Grammar

    to have the same grammatical form as another word in a sentence.

    to correspond with another word in a sentence regarding grammatical categories such as gender, number, or person.

    Example

    In the sentence 'She walks', the verb must agree with the subject.

    Example

    Learners often struggle with collective nouns, unsure whether the following verb should agree with the singular form or the plural concept.
Origin

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”).

Usage

The verb is intransitive when expressing shared opinion; it takes the preposition 'with' for people and 'on' or 'about' for subjects.

Pitfall

I am agree with youI agree with youLearners often treat 'agree' as an adjective because of their native language, but it is a verb and does not need 'am' or 'is'.

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