Agree - English meaning

verb

Agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

Usage examples:

The authorities did not accede to the strikers' demands

phrasal verb

To agree to do what people have asked you to do

Usage examples:

He graciously acceded to our request., it is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to th…

phrasal verb

To become king or queen, or to take a position of power

Usage examples:

The diaries were written in 1837, when queen victoria acceded to the throne.

verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present

verb

To agree to take something

Usage examples:

Do you accept credit cards?, she was in mumbai to accept an award for her latest novel., i offered …

verb

To say yes to an offer or invitation

Usage examples:

We've offered her the job, but i don't know whether she'll accept it., i've just accepted an invita…

verb

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Usage examples:

The powers accorded to the head of state

noun

An official agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups refused to sign the accord

noun

A formal agreement, or the condition of agreeing

Usage examples:

[ c ] both parties signed an accord last week in geneva that may finally bring an end to the confli…

verb

Accept or admit the existence or truth of.

Usage examples:

The plight of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities

verb

To accept the truth or recognize the existence of something

Usage examples:

The president acknowledged his mistake in not vetoing the tax bill., he’s acknowledged as a leader …

verb

To let someone know that you have received something that they sent to you

Usage examples:

Acknowledge receipt of sth please acknowledge receipt of this letter.

verb

Confess to be true or to be the case.

Usage examples:

The home office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured

verb

To recognize or accept something as true

Usage examples:

[ t ] he admitted his guilt., [ + (that) clause ] she admitted (that) she had made a mistake., each…

verb

To say that you have done something dishonest or have not succeeded in doing something

Usage examples:

"we need to do more to attract the younger end of the market," the chairman admitted., it can be di…

verb

Let (someone) have or do something.

Usage examples:

The dissident was allowed to leave the country

verb

To let someone do something or let something happen; permit

Usage examples:

You’re not allowed to talk during the exam., are you allowed in the building on weekends?, video li…

verb

To make it possible for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening

Usage examples:

Allow sb/sth to do sth the website allows consumers to compare the prices of all energy and telepho…

noun

The expression of approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

A loud murmur of assent

verb

Express approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

The prime minister assented to the change

noun

Agreement to an idea, plan, or request, esp. after serious consideration

Usage examples:

He gave a nod of assent, and we knew we had a deal at last., at long last, the general assented to …

idiom

I am pleased about someone's success or good luck

Usage examples:

She got her driver's license? good for her!

phrase

If you are in tune with people or ideas, you understand or agree with them, and if you are out of tune with them, you do not

Usage examples:

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want., her theories were out o…

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Usage examples:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.

verb

To join together with other people or groups, or to make this happen

Usage examples:

Governments are calling on national business communities to unite in the current crisis., the propo…

verb

Occur at the same time.

Usage examples:

Publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition

verb

To happen at or near the same time

Usage examples:

Coincide with i timed my holiday to coincide with the children's., if the heavy rain had coincided …

verb

To be the same or similar

Usage examples:

Our views coincide on a range of subjects., if our schedules coincide, we'll go to spain together.

verb

Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

Usage examples:

I had to concede that i'd overreacted

Give over

verb

To admit that something is true, or to allow something

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] officials concede (that) the plan isn’t the best one., [ i/t ] she conceded (th…

verb

Be of the same opinion; agree.

Usage examples:

The authors concurred with the majority

verb

To agree or have the same opinion as someone else

Usage examples:

He said the mayor should not be reelected, and the voters concurred.

verb

To agree with someone or something

Usage examples:

Concur with sb/sth the new report concurs with previous findings., concur that the board members co…

verb

Admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong.

Usage examples:

He confessed that he had attacked the old man

verb

To admit that you have done something wrong, or to admit unwillingly that something is true

Usage examples:

[ t ] i’ve got something to confess – i confess that i ate the pie., [ i ] he confessed to the crime.

verb

To admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about

Usage examples:

[ + that ] she confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring., he confessed to sleepi…

verb

Comply with rules, standards, or laws.

Usage examples:

The kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations

verb

To behave according to a group’s usual standards and expectations, or to operate according to a rule

Usage examples:

The contract requires that managers conform to high standards of personal conduct., wood-burning st…

verb

To obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard

Usage examples:

Conform to sth 70% of these imports come from pigs raised under conditions that would not conform t…

noun

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Usage examples:

No change may be made without the consent of all the partners

verb

Give permission for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He consented to a search by a detective

noun

Permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power

Usage examples:

I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent., [ + to infinitive ] the director cons…

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

verb

To be similar or the same in some way

Usage examples:

Her version of that meeting does not correspond with what i remember (= i remember it differently).…

verb

To communicate with someone by letter or email

Usage examples:

Correspond with sb there has been some problem in the way insurers are corresponding with customers…

verb

Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another.

Usage examples:

Customers equate their name with quality

verb

To consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing

Usage examples:

Equate something with something he complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politi…

adjective

Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose.

Usage examples:

The house was not fit for human habitation

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

noun

The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits.

Usage examples:

The dress was a perfect fit

verb

Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

Usage examples:

They were granted a meeting

noun

A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

A research grant

verb

To give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act

Usage examples:

She was granted american citizenship., [ + (that) clause ] i grant you (that) it must have been ups…

verb

Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.

Usage examples:

We harmonize a scale using only the notes from that particular key

verb

To add a harmony to a tune

Usage examples:

[ i ] i can sing a tune, but i find it hard to harmonize., [ t ] we need to harmonize the different…

verb

To make systems or laws the same or similar in different companies, countries, etc. so that they can work together more easily

Usage examples:

Initiatives to harmonize world tax systems have been met with much resistance., flexible working ar…

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

adjective

Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

They can't handle their own children

pronoun

Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Your life is your own

verb

Have (something) as one's own; possess.

Usage examples:

His father owns a restaurant

verb

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Usage examples:

I recognized her when her wig fell off

verb

To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph., doctors are trained to recognize the …

verb

To know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it

Usage examples:

Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should., more and more people are begi…

idiom

Be in agreement

phrase

Be in full agreement.

Usage examples:

The boss and i do not always see eye to eye

idiom

To agree with someone

Usage examples:

My sister didn’t see eye to eye with me about how to tell my parents about the problem.

noun

A set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

Usage examples:

A pinstriped suit

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

verb

To be convenient or work well for someone or something

Usage examples:

What time suits you best?, the job of a salesman seems to suit him., that new hairstyle really suit…

verb

Feel or express sympathy.

Usage examples:

It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament

Feel or express compassion

verb

To show support for something; to agree with something

Usage examples:

I sympathize with your position that it would be irresponsible to lower taxes now., i know what it’…

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

verb

Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.

Usage examples:

A firm of builders undertook the construction work

verb

Catch up with and pass (another vehicle) while travelling on the inside.

Usage examples:

He undertook me, at 70 mph, while on his mobile phone

verb

Enter upon an activity or enterprise