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AGREE

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 I. (verb) 

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:

agree; concord; concur; hold

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)

Credits

 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)