agree

agree a‧gree [əˈgriː] verb [intransitive, transitive]

1. to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them:

• They have agreed a price for the land.

• He has agreed a new two-year contract.

agree to do something

• The company agreed in principle to sell the paper mill to local managers.

agree on

• The companies agreed on the broad terms of a settlement.

2. to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else:

• The management and the unions rarely seem to agree.

agree with

• Actually, I agree with Mike on this point.

agree that

• He agreed that we need more time and resources.

— agreed adjective :

• They are no longer prepared to pay the agreed price.

• an agreed code of conduct

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agree UK US /əˈgriː/ verb [I or T]

► to accept someone else’s plan, suggestion, etc.: agree to do sth »

Federal regulators and US lenders agreed to freeze interest rates on subprime mortgages for five years.

be agreed by/between sb/sth »

Any change to branch rules must be agreed by two thirds of members at the branch meeting.

agree sth UK »

The union's national executive committee will meet on Thursday to agree the new strategy.

► to have the same opinion, or to approve of someone else’s ideas and opinions: agree that »

The credit card company agreed that we'd been overcharged and will credit the amount in our next bill.

agree with sb on sth »

Although we like his plan in general, we don't agree with him on every issue.