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   agree

   /əˈɡriː/

   verb

   • 1. have the same opinion about something; concur: "I completely agree with your recent editorial" Similar concurbe of the same mind/opinionsee eye to eyebe in sympathysympathizebe unitedbe as one manaccordacknowledgeadmitconcedegrantownconfessOpposite disagreediffer
   • ▪ approve of (something) with regard to its moral correctness: "I don't agree with random drugs testing in schools"
   • 2. say that one will do something which has been suggested by another person: "she had agreed to go and see a movie with him" Similar consentassentaccedeacquiesce inacceptapprove (of)allowadmitgrantcomply withundertakego along withsay yes togive one's approval togive something the nodrecognizeacknowledgeOpposite reject
   • ▪ reach agreement about (something) after negotiation: "if they had agreed a price the deal would have gone through" Similar settledecideshake handsarrangearrive atnegotiatework outthrash outhammer outreach an agreement oncome to terms aboutreach terms onstrike a bargainmake a deal
   • 3. be consistent with: "your body language does not agree with what you are saying" Similar matchmatch upaccordcorrespondconformcoincidefittallyharmonizebe in harmonybe in agreementbe consistentbe compatiblebe consonantbe congruousbe in tuneequatebe equivalentdovetailchimecorrelatebe parallelinformal:squareOpposite differcontradict
   • ▪ have the same number, gender, case, or person as: "the verb agrees with the final noun"
   • 4. (of food, conditions, etc.) be healthy or appropriate for (someone): "she's eaten something that didn't agree with her" Similar be agreeable tobe good forbe healthy forbe acceptable tosuit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French agreer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + gratus ‘pleasing’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • G

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   • R

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   • E

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