AGREE
What does "AGREE" mean?
To have the same opinion as someone, or to consent to something.
Meanings
- To share an opinion or reach a common view with another person. We agree on the goal but argue about the route.
- To consent to or approve a proposal. She agreed to take the early shift.
- To be consistent or in harmony with something. His account doesn't agree with the receipts.
- To suit a person's constitution or digestion (chiefly negated). Rich food doesn't agree with me anymore. informal
Did you know?
- To agree once meant simply to find something 'to your liking' - it shares the Latin root 'gratum' with grateful, gratitude, and grace.
Word origin
From Old French 'agreer' (to receive with favour), from the phrase 'a gre', from Latin 'ad gratum' (to one's pleasure or liking).
Remember it
AGREE has a double-E, like two people nodding in sync.
A little poem
Two roads, one wish - we shake on where to go.
The 'yes' is easy; the 'how' we'll never know.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my friend I'd never agree with him on anything. He said 'fair enough' - and now I'm not sure who won.
What it teaches
Agreement on the destination is cheap; the test of any pact is who pays for the road.
Quick facts
What does AGREE mean?
To have the same opinion as someone, or to consent to something.
Is AGREE a valid word?
Yes — AGREE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AGREE?
AGREE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AGREE come from?
From Old French 'agreer' (to receive with favour), from the phrase 'a gre', from Latin 'ad gratum' (to one's pleasure or liking).
What can AGREE teach us?
Agreement on the destination is cheap; the test of any pact is who pays for the road.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.