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Agreed   /əgrˈid/   Listen
verb
Agree  v. t.  
1.
To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. (Obs.)
2.
To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences. (Obs.)



Agree  v. i.  (past & past part. agreed; pres. part. agreeing)  
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. "If music and sweet poetry agree." "Their witness agreed not together." "The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you."
2.
To yield assent; to accede; followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion.
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. "Agree with thine adversary quickly." "Didst not thou agree with me for a penny?"
4.
To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly.
5.
To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution.
6.
(Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person. Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with the participle agreed. "The jury were agreed." "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" The principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively. "I agree me well to your desire."
Synonyms: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage; promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond; harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.






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"Agreed" Quotes from Famous Books



... remain within the entrance hall, and be ready to rush forth when summoned by us; but we will not so summon them unless we are hardly put to it, and their aid is indispensable. All should be well armed, but I trust they will not have to use their weapons. Are you agreed ...
— The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest • William Harrison Ainsworth

... Darrell readily agreed. They left the saloon. Bob, following, noticed the peculiar truculence imparted to Darrell's appearance by the fact that in walking he always held his hands open and palms to the front. Suddenly Darrell became for the first time aware of his presence. The riverman whirled on ...
— The Rules of the Game • Stewart Edward White

... but lived together in solemn self-restraint, "treating each other as brother and sister in Christ."[17] Their belief that the second coming of the Lord was imminent no doubt strengthened their resolution. At this time, also, the men all agreed to forego the use of tobacco—no small sacrifice on the part ...
— Our Foreigners - A Chronicle of Americans in the Making • Samuel P. Orth

... agreed that Miss Harrow and Marian should come on the second day after to have tea with the Milvains. And when Jasper took leave of Alfred Yule, the latter expressed a wish that they might have a walk together ...
— New Grub Street • George Gissing

... the Masai brightened. They volunteered to set off early with Leyeye, to push ahead of us rapidly, and to have the Wanderobo in camp by the time we reached there. We concealed somewhat cynical smiles, and agreed. ...
— African Camp Fires • Stewart Edward White


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