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AGREE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they agree ... he / she / it agrees
Past simple: agreed
Past participle: agreed
-ing form: agreeing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
Example:
He agreed to leave her alone
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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
Derivation:
agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)
agreement (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises)
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be in accord; be in agreement
Example:
Both philosophers concord on this point
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Verb group:
agree (achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
settle (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement)
conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle (come to terms)
see eye to eye (be in agreement)
concede; grant; yield (be willing to concede)
subscribe; support (adopt as a belief)
conclude; resolve (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)
arrange; fix up (make arrangements for)
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)
Derivation:
agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
Example:
No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Verb group:
agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)
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
Derivation:
agreeable (prepared to agree or consent)
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be agreeable or suitable
Example:
White wine doesn't agree with me
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
suit (be agreeable or acceptable)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 5
Meaning:
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Example:
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Synonyms:
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Verb group:
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "agree"):
rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)
adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)
pattern (form a pattern)
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)
homologize (be homologous)
resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)
bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)
square (be compatible with)
duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)
parallel (be parallel to)
correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)
align (be or come into adjustment with)
coincide (be the same)
answer (match or correspond)
look (accord in appearance with)
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Antonym:
disagree (be different from one another)
Derivation:
agreeable (in keeping)
agreement (compatibility of observations)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Go together
Example:
Their ideas concorded
Synonyms:
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "agree" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Verb group:
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"):
coordinate (be co-ordinated)
blend; blend in; go (blend or harmonize)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
agreeable (in keeping)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Show grammatical agreement
Example:
Subjects and verbs must always agree in English
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
agreement (the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations)
Context examples:
The investigator agrees to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations for the clinical trial.
(Form FDA 1572, NCI Dictionary)
A person volunteering to participate as a subject in a clinical trial, often a healthy person agreeing to participate in a Phase 1 trial.
(Clinical Trial Subject, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
You buy a plan or policy, and the company agrees to pay part of your expenses when you need medical care.
(Health Insurance, NIH)
A majority of their clones are publicly available, free of any royalties, and may be used by anyone agreeing with their guidelines.
(Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication that a subject has not agreed with or followed the instructions related to the study medication.
(Non-Compliance With Study Drug, NCI Thesaurus)
One of its useful functions is to provide agreed upon standards for equipment including medical devices.
(National Electrical Manufacturers Association, NCI Thesaurus)
Not all doctors agree on the definition or cause of metabolic syndrome.
(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A person, group, or organization that agrees to furnish something of, relating to, or connected with a clinic that can be used for support or help at a specified price.
(Clinical Resource Contractor, NCI Thesaurus)
In medicine, treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used.
(Best practice, NCI Dictionary)
Most scientists agree that Type Ia supernovas occur when white dwarfs, the dense remnants of Sun-like stars that have run out of fuel, explode.
(Trigger for Milky Way’s Youngest Supernova Identified, NASA)
