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agreed

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a⋅greed

  [uh-greed]
Use agreed in a Sentence
–adjective
arranged or set by common consent: They met at the agreed time.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME. See agree, -ed 2

a⋅gree

  [uh-gree] verb, a⋅greed, a⋅gree⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often fol. by with): I don't agree with you.
2. to give consent; assent (often fol. by to): He agreed to accompany the ambassador. Do you agree to the conditions?
3. to live in concord or without contention; get along together.
4. to come to one opinion or mind; come to an arrangement or understanding; arrive at a settlement: They have agreed on the terms of surrender.
5. to be consistent; harmonize (usually fol. by with): This story agrees with hers.
6. to correspond; conform; resemble (usually fol. by with): The play does not agree with the book.
7. to be suitable; comply with a preference or an ability to digest (usually fol. by with): The food did not agree with me.
8. Grammar. to correspond in inflectional form, as in number, case, gender, or person; to show agreement. In The boy runs, boy is a singular noun and runs agrees with it in number.
–verb (used with object)
9. to concede; grant (usually fol. by a noun clause): I agree that he is the ablest of us.
10. Chiefly British. to consent to or concur with: We agree the stipulations. I must agree your plans.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME agre, agreen < AF, OF agre(e)r from phrase a gre at pleasure, at will; a < L ad to, at; gre < L grātum (see gree 2 )

Related forms:
a⋅gree⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. Agree, consent, accede, assent, concur all suggest complying with the idea, sentiment, or action of someone. Agree, the general term, suggests compliance in response to any degree of persuasion or opposition: to agree to go; to agree to a meeting, to a wish, request, demand, ultimatum. Consent, applying to rather important matters, conveys an active and positive idea; it implies making a definite decision to comply with someone's expressed wish: to consent to become engaged. Accede, a more formal word, also applies to important matters and implies a degree of yielding to conditions: to accede to terms. Assent conveys a more passive idea; it suggests agreeing intellectually or verbally with someone's assertion, request, etc.: to assent to a speaker's theory, to a proposed arrangement. To concur is to show accord in matters of opinion, as of minds independently running along the same channels: to concur in a judgment about a painting. 5. See correspond.

Antonyms:
2. refuse, decline. 5. disagree.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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a·gree   (ə-grē')   
v.   a·greed, a·gree·ing, a·grees

v.   intr.

  1. To grant consent; accede: We agreed to her suggestion.

  2. To come into or be in accord, as of opinion: I agree with you on that. Our views on the election agree.

  3. To come to an understanding or to terms: We agreed on the price.

  4. To be compatible or consistent; correspond: The copy agrees with the original. His story agrees with mine.

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

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

v.   tr.
To grant or concede: My parents agreed that we should go.

[Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer, from Vulgar Latin *aggrātāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin grātus, pleasing; see gwerə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These verbs all indicate a compatibility between people or things. Agree may indicate mere lack of incongruity or discord, although it often suggests acceptance of ideas or actions and thus accommodation: We finally agreed on a price for the house.
Conform stresses correspondence in essence or basic characteristics, sometimes as a result of established standards: Students are required to conform to the rules.
Harmonize implies the combination or arrangement of elements in a pleasing whole: The print on the curtains harmonized with the striped sofa.
Accord implies harmony, unity, or consistency, as in essential nature: "The creed [upon which America was founded] was widely seen as both progressive and universalistic: It accorded with the future, and it was open to all" (Everett Carll Ladd).
Correspond refers to similarity in form, nature, function, character, or structure: The Diet in Japan corresponds to the American Congress.
Coincide stresses exact agreement: "His interest happily coincided with his duty" (Edward A. Freeman). See Also Synonyms at assent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

agree 
c.1374, from O.Fr. agreer, from phrase a gré "favorably, of good will," lit. "to (one's) liking," from L. ad "to" + gratum "pleasing," neut. of gratus (see grace); the original sense surviving best in agreeable (c.1384).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: agree
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: agreed; agree·ing
transitive verb : to share an opinion that <agreed the terms were fair> intransitive verb 1 : to share an opinion, understanding, or intent agree on a verdict —New York Law Journal>
2 : to indicate willingness or acceptance : give assent or approval <agreeing to this proposal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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