Dictionary entry details
• AGREE (verb)
Meaning:
Be in accord; be in agreement
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
agree; concur; concord; hold
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)
conclude; resolve (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)
subscribe; support (adopt as a belief)
concede; grant; yield (be willing to concede)
see eye to eye (be in agreement)
conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle (come to terms)
settle (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue agree
Sam wants to agree with Sue
Antonym:
disagree (be of different opinions)
Meaning:
Consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
She agreed to all my conditions / He agreed to leave her alone
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
plea-bargain (agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge)
bargain (come to terms; arrive at an agreement)
accede; acquiesce; assent (to agree or express agreement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They agree to move
Meaning:
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
tally; match; jibe; gibe; correspond; agree; fit; check
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)
conform to; fit; meet (satisfy a condition or restriction)
homologize (be homologous)
befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
pattern (form a pattern)
adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)
rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)
bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)
square (be compatible with)
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
look (accord in appearance with)
answer (match or correspond)
coincide (be the same)
align (align with; be or come into adjustment)
correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)
parallel (be parallel to)
duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Antonym:
disagree (be different from one another)
Meaning:
Go together
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
harmonize; harmonise; fit in; concord; accord; consort; agree
Context examples:
The colors don't harmonize / Their ideas concorded
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
blend; blend in; go (blend or harmonize)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Show grammatical agreement
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Subjects and verbs must always agree in English
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Be agreeable or suitable
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
White wine doesn't agree with me
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
suit (be agreeable or acceptable)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
conclude (reach agreement on)
compromise (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue agree
Sam wants to agree with Sue
