Agreed
[ə'griːd] or [ə'grid]
Definition
(adj.) united by being of the same opinion; 'agreed in their distrust of authority' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Agree
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Examples
- Mr. Beaufort's secret, people were agreed, was the way he carried things off. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As I had sufficient hopes of the will to be in a flutter about it, Allan and I agreed to go down to the court that morning. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- However opinions may differ on a variety of subjects, I should think it would be universally agreed, Sir Leicester, that I am not much to boast of. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Had they made any considerable part of their property, such a resolution could never have been agreed to. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Having fallen a good deal latterly into the late Sir John's way of always agreeing with my lady, I agreed with her heartily about Rosanna Spearman. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And tacitly, the men agreed to this. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- No, Pilar agreed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And yet some of the brightest intellects of the century have been engaged in devising means to accomplish the result, and all are not yet agreed as to which is the best way. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Miss Fanshawe's travels, gaieties, and flirtations agreed with her mightily; she had become quite plump, her cheeks looked as round as apples. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- To this invitation Father Christmas, in the name of them all, readily agreed. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I heartily agreed in this with Mr. Murthwaite. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The next day Meyler agreed to dine with me and set off after dinner to Badminton. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- So I believe, agreed Gutenberg, and I intend to print it in the best style possible to my art. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Indoors we agreed equally well. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I was too frank to deny that I perfectly agreed with him in this particular. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I've told Missis often my opinion about the child, and Missis agreed with me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We all agreed that it could not be offered to anybody else. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- They did not like it, but both were good soldiers, and it had been agreed that I should command. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Keimer and I lived on a pretty good, familiar footing, and agreed tolerably well; for he suspected nothing of my setting up. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But, all the bodies agreed that they were never to wonder. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Is it agreed, Miss Dorrit? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I tapped at the door as agreed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- There had been a new look in her face--something different; yes, Selden agreed there had been something different. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Abraham weighs to Ephron the four hundred shekels of silver which he had agreed to pay for the field of Machpelah. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was accordingly agreed that Halley should undertake the business of looking after it, and printing it at his own charge, which he had engaged to do. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The two men were not at all alike, but they agreed none the worse. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- True, agreed Pablo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It's something to be agreed with, on a subject that occupies so much of one's thoughts. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Burroughs objected strenuously, for he did not wish to market the machine until he was convinced that it was perfect, but he finally agreed to manufacture fifty machines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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