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Agree

//əˈɡɹiː//

Definitions

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.
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concur concur coincide
2
To give assent; to accede.
It was agreed to meet here at midday.
3
To yield assent to; to approve.
... and there, after a good while in discourse, we did agree a bargain of £5,000 with Sir Roger Cuttance for my Lord Sandwich for silk, cinnamon, ...
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approve set strike

Word Origin

From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“...

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