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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord]
         [ant: 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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
       gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree,
       discord]
    4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
       concorded" [syn: 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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agreed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Agreeing.] [F. agr['e]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.
   [`a] gr['e]; [`a] (L. ad) + gr['e] 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.
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            If music and sweet poetry agree.      --Shak.
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            Their witness agreed not together.    --Mark xiv.
                                                  56.
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            The more you agree together, the less hurt can your
            enemies do you.                       --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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   2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to
      agree to an offer, or to opinion.
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   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.
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            Agree with thine adversary quickly.   --Matt. v. 25.
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            Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? --Matt.
                                                  xx. 13.
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   4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to
      correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the
      original; the two scales agree exactly.
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   5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the
      same food does not agree with every constitution.
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   6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.
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   Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with
         the participle agreed. "The jury were agreed."
         --Macaulay. "Can two walk together, except they be
         agreed ?" --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive
         uses were probably derived from the transitive verb
         used reflexively. "I agree me well to your desire."
         --Ld. Berners.
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   Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;
        promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;
        harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [`a] gr['e]. See
   Agree.]
   In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Agree \A*gree"\, v. t.
   1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.]
      --Spenser.
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   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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Thesaurus Results for agree:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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