agree

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be in accord; be in agreement
  2. verb consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
  3. verb be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Etymology

From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

hold, concur, concord

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