agree

a•gree

[[t]əˈgri[/t]] v. a•greed, a•gree•ing

1) to be of one mind; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often fol. by with):

I agree with you[/ex]

2) to have the same opinion (often fol. by on or upon):

We don't agree on politics[/ex]

3) to give consent; assent (often fol. by to):

Do you agree to the conditions?[/ex]

4) to arrive at a settlement or understanding:

They have agreed on the price[/ex]

5) to be consistent; correspond; harmonize (usu. fol. by with):

His story agrees with hers[/ex]

6) (of food or drink) to admit of digestion or absorption without difficulty (usu. fol. by with)

7) to be suitable; comply with a preference (often fol. by with):

The climate did not agree with him[/ex]

8) gram. to correspond in inflectional form, as in grammatical case, number, gender, or person: In he runs, the third person singular verb runs agrees with the subject he in person and number

9) to concede; grant (usu. fol. by a noun clause):

I agree that he is the ablest of us[/ex]

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Etymology: 1350–1400; < OF agre(e) r from phrase a gre at pleasure, at will; a < L ad to, at; gre < L grātum what is agreeable