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to agree

to agree

9 4.1
Have the same person, number, gender, or case as another word in a sentence
  • verb
  • /əˈɡri/
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  • The different sections of the document need to agree in formatting and style.

When this happens, the verb will typically agree with the first part of the subject.

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Examples

  • In this survey, the answers should agree with the guidelines provided.

  • Art historians use the sequence of Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism without an agreed-upon separate place for naturalism.

    Academic text (2007)
  • But nothing gets agreed on without my approval, all right?

  • Members of the jury, are you all agreed upon your verdict?

  • You should not agree in writing to a certain number of civilians.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The types of activities that teacher leaders engage in must be agreed upon with administrators.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Are we agreed?

  • There is no agreed-upon list of sins, with each author assigned a portion of the indictment.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Participants responded on a 4-point scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The glaring problem in the current clinical outcome literature is that there is still no agreed-upon conceptualization.

    Academic text (2011)

Antonyms

23 1.6

Not match what another thing or person shows

Idioms

2 4.1

Accept that people have different opinions and stop arguing

Phrasal Verbs

4 2.5

To accept the conditions of a contract or service

How Consistent

to agree
9 4.1
to correspond
68 3.8
to disagree
23 1.6

Surface Forms

agree infinitive
agreeing present participle
agrees third person singular
agreed past
agreed past participle

Etymology

Agree comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and gratus 'pleasing', so in grammar to agree means that words 'fit' or match each other in person, number, or gender.