VERB | communication | agree, hold, concur, concord | be in accord / accord |
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communication | agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something | |
stative | agree, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally | satisfy a condition or restriction | |
stative | agree, harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in | go together | |
stative | agree | show grammatical agreement | |
possession | agree | be agreeable or suitable | |
communication | agree | achieve harmony / harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose |
Sounds | ahgriy' | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | Be in accord / accord; be in agreement. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Model | Sam and Sue agree; Sam wants to agree with Sue | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | hold, concur, concord | |
Entailed by | compromise | Settle by concession |
Narrower | arrange, fix up | make arrangements for |
concede, yield, grant | Be willing to concede | |
conclude, resolve | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation | |
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle | Come to terms | |
see eye to eye | Be in agreement | |
settle | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement | |
subscribe, support | Adopt as a belief | |
Opposite | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue | Be of different opinions |
Similar to | agree | achieve harmony / harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose |
Spanish | acordar, aprobar, asentir, coincidir, concordar, convenir, estar de acuerdo, pactar | |
Catalan | acordar, coincidir, convenir, estar d'acord, pactar | |
Adjectives | agreeable | prepared to agree / agree or consent |
Nouns | agreement | the verbal / verbal / verbal act of agreeing / agreeing / agreeing |
Meaning | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Model | They agree to move | |
Examples |
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Narrower | assent, accede, acquiesce | To agree or express agreement |
bargain | Come to terms | |
plea-bargain | agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge | |
Broader | accept, consent, go for | Give an affirmative reply to |
Spanish | acceder, aceptar, acordar, convenir, estar de acuerdo, pactar | |
Catalan | acordar, concordar, convenir, pactar | |
Adjectives | agreeable | prepared to agree / agree or consent |
Nouns | agreement | the verbal / verbal / verbal act of agreeing / agreeing / agreeing |
agreement | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises |
Meaning | Go together. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in | |
Narrower | blend, go, blend in | blend or harmonize |
coordinate | Be co-ordinated | |
Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
Similar to | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
Spanish | armonizar, concordar, encajar | |
Catalan | adir-se, concordar, escaure, harmonitzar | |
Adjectives | agreeable | in keeping |
Meaning | show grammatical agreement. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" | |
Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Spanish | concordar | |
Catalan | concordar | |
Nouns | agreement | the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations |
Meaning | Be agreeable or suitable. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "White wine doesn't agree with me" | |
Broader | suit | Be agreeable or acceptable |
Spanish | satisfacer |
Meaning | achieve harmony / harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Sam and Sue agree; Sam wants to agree with Sue | |
Example | "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" | |
Narrower | compromise | make a compromise / compromise |
conclude | reach agreement on | |
Similar to | agree, hold, concur, concord | Be in accord / accord |
Spanish | acordar, avenirse, concordar, convenir, ponerse de acuerdo, quedar | |
Catalan | avenir-se, concordar, convenir, estar d'acord, posar-se d'acord | |
Adjectives | agreeable | prepared to agree / agree or consent |
Nouns | agreement | the verbal / verbal / verbal act of agreeing / agreeing / agreeing |
agreement | harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
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