v. 1
To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
All parties agree in the expediency of the law.
v. 2
To yield assent to; to approve.
We agreed a bargain yesterday.
v. 3
To give assent; to accede.
It was agreed to meet here at midday.
v. 4
To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

Related words

Word family: agreeability agreeable agreeance agreement agreer
Phrases: agree with

Forms

Past participle: agreed
e.g. agreed → concurred, consented, stipulated, complied…

Choose the right word

Agree, Concur or Coincide?

Agree is the most general term of this group, signifying to have like qualities, proportions, views, or inclinations, so as to be free from jar, conflict, or contradiction in a given relation. To concur is to agree in general; to coincide is to agree in every particular.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

admit I must admit I don't like much contemporary music.
consent How dare you marry my daughter without my consent?
comply Unfortunately, we cannot comply with your request.
concur The decision is not optimal, but I concur.
accept We are sorry we are unable to accept your request.
approve I approve of everything that you did, except this.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
agree		falling
admit		steady
consent		falling
comply		steady
concur		falling
accept		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: set¹, yes¹, fit¹
4 letters: meet¹, deal¹, hold¹, suit¹, jibe¹, gibe¹
5 letters: check¹, match¹, admit², unite², tally², chime¹
6 letters: accept², strike¹, engage², comply², accord², concur², assent², accede², cohere²
7 letters: promise², consent², combine², approve², bargain², conform², concord², consort², comport²
8 letters: contract², compound², coincide³
9 letters: subscribe², undertake³, stipulate³, harmonize³, acquiesce³, harmonise
10 letters: correspond³, sympathize³, sympathise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (admit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: être d'accord