agree

/ə-ˈgrē/

Middle English agreen "to please, gratify, consent, concur," borrowed from Anglo-French agreer, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad--greer, verbal derivative of gré "gratitude, satisfaction, liking, pleasure, assent," going back to Latin grātum, neuter of grātus "thankful, received with gratitude, welcome, pleasant"

verb

  1. to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit, concede

  2. to consent to as a course of action

  3. to settle on by common consent : arrange

They agreed that he was right.

She agreed to sell him the house.

agree concur coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

idiom

  1. to be alike in the form that shows whether a word is singular or plural

A verb and its subject must agree in number.

idiom

  1. to agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion

He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have agreed to disagree.