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/əɡˈɹi/uh-GREE
/əɡˈɹi/uh-GREE

Meaningto find pleasing

Common meaning: to be of one mind

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchagreer‘to receive favourably’source
  2. Middle Englishagreénsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto receive favourably → to be of one mindagree‘to be of one mind’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French agreer ‘to find pleasing’.

Roots

  • agreer Old French “to find pleasing”

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