agree
 a·gree (ə-grēʹ)v. a·greed, a·gree·ing, a·greesv. intr.
1. To grant consent; accede:
We agreed to her suggestion.
2. To come into or be in accord, as of opinion:
I agree with you on that. Our views on the election agree.
3. To come to an understanding or to terms:
We agreed on the price.
4. To be compatible or consistent; correspond:
The copy agrees with the original. His story agrees with mine.
5. To be suitable, appropriate, pleasing, or healthful:
Spicy food does not agree with me.
6. Grammar. To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.v. tr.
To grant or concede:
My parents agreed that we should go. [Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer, from Vulgar Latin *aggrātāre: Latin ad-, ad- + Latin grātus, pleasing; See gʷerə-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
Synonyms: agree, conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide
These verbs all indicate a compatibility between people or things. Agree may indicate mere lack of incongruity or discord, although it often suggests acceptance of ideas or actions and thus accommodation: We finally agreed on a price for the house. Conform stresses correspondence in essence or basic characteristics, sometimes as a result of established standards: Students are required to conform to the rules. Harmonize implies the combination or arrangement of elements in a pleasing whole: The print on the curtains harmonized with the striped sofa. Accord implies harmony, unity, or consistency, as in essential nature: “The creed [upon which America was founded] was widely seen as both progressive and universalistic: It accorded with the future, and it was open to all” (Everett Carll Ladd). Correspond refers to similarity in form, nature, function, character, or structure: The Diet in Japan corresponds to the American Congress. Coincide stresses exact agreement: “His interest happily coincided with his duty” (Edward A. Freeman). See also synonyms at assent
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