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agreement Noun

— An agreement is where everybody has the same feelings about something; when everyone has the same ideas; saying "yes". We have an agreement with our teacher. If we do our homework we can go home early.

agreement

— noun (= understanding) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business there was an understanding between management and the workers — noun (= correspondence) compatibility of observations there was no agreement between theory and measurement the results of two tests were in correspondence — noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters the two parties were in agreement — noun (= arrangement) the thing arranged or agreed to they made arrangements to meet in Chicago — noun the verbal act of agreeing — noun the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

Synonyms agreement synonyms

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agreement English » English

contract consent accord harmony concord promise treaty pact covenant concurrence assent accordance compact arrangement understanding deal convention approval unity compliance commitment conformity union stipulation compromise concordance bargain acquiescence accommodation acceptance unanimity friendship settlement peace correspondence consonance coincidence engagement appointment acknowledgment acknowledgement tuning recognition mood match decision consistency congruity condition concurrency

Topics agreement topics

What do people use agreement to talk about?

Language and thought Think Opinion

Agree with someone

What words refer to when two people agree?

agree agreement concur accede think the same think alike hold the same view be of the same mind be of like mind like-minded be in accord be of one accord be united be in the same place be together on something be with someone coincide in our thinking
What words refer to two people coming to agreement?

come to an agreement come together ratify a treaty
What words refer to the act or state of agreeing?

agreement like-mindedness cooperation unity concord be in congruity
What words refer to a written document expressing agreement?

written agreement peace accord peace treaty
What words refer to a gesture expressing agreement?

shake hands shake on it kiss holding hands bow nod in agreement

Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something

What words refer to the act of agreeing to do something?

agreement consent

Social behavior Law Legal contract

Covenant

What words refer to a covenant?

covenant testament deal agreement bond commitment to trust

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Yes

What words are used to refer to the action of affirming the truth of something?

affirm affirmation confirm concur agree agreement

Social behavior Law

Legal contract

What words refer to a legal contract?

contract memorandum of agreement treaty peace accord charter constitution compact pact will testament covenant notarize

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Negotiate

What words refer to two people trying to reach an agreement?

negotiate try to reach an agreement discuss terms

Examples agreement examples

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Simple sentences

I'd like to see the agreement.

We are all in agreement.

We arrived at an agreement after two hours' discussion.

It's you who has broken our agreement.

We had an implicit agreement that we would support each other.

The agreement was a product of compromise between the two governments.

The meeting was called off as there was no hope of agreement on either side.

A nod is a sign of agreement.

Are you in agreement with the new law?

There is not one person who is in agreement with the plan.

My thoughts are in agreement with them.

His oral agreement may not mean anything without his signed contract.

We sat down and hashed out all the details until we reached an agreement.

There is very little probability of an agreement being reached.

To get technical information from that company, we first have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

I am wholly in agreement with you.

I am in agreement with most of what he says.

He often offends against our agreement.

Movie subtitles

She gets some money, we get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

If we don't come to an agreement, Mr Helius, five minutes after my departure, your hangar, along with the nearly completed spaceship, will be reduced to a heap of rubble.

And if they can't reach an agreement at the top we'll stick together.

But the agreement with the King's Prime Minister.

Even I can't reach an agreement with a corpse.

We have made agreement.

That's your agreement with Mr. Cedar in case we win.

Know the details of the agreement?

So, in agreement. You caught your money..

Don't forget the agreement about Olga.

That was the agreement, and we're going to stick to it.

Just my original agreement with Frazier: 50 percent of everything.

Owing to the urgency of the deficiency bill, there's a unanimous agreement that no senator will speak for more than five minutes on any section.

We shall reach an agreement.

I could tell he knew something, but it looks like they have an unspoken agreement to keep quiet about all of this.

It's necessary to prepare for the ceremonial meeting and the announcement of the agreement.

Don't tell anyone about this and we can come to some agreement. One that is mutually satisfactory.

Now, sign this agreement.

With Whale in agreement, Sherriff did a dramatically sound adaptation.

I believe I shall be in agreement with you. in saying that above all others. he is the man best fitted for the government of this kingdom.

To that end, we enter into the following articles of agreement.

Now, men, you've heard the agreement.

I suppose congratulations are again in order. but have you forgotten there's an article in our agreement. forbidding the taking of women prisoners?

A gentlemen's agreement.

It's your agreement if we win.

You listen to this - when we make an agreement, it is an agreement.

I made a gentlemen's agreement with you to protect you from yourselves.

Why did we sign a peace agreement with the South?

If you come to an agreement, wake me.

Because under Section 296 a verbal agreement.

Besides, we did have an agreement not to be jealous of each other.

My grandmother would have thought that a very silly agreement, and I've discovered she would have been right.

We made an agreement and you didn't keep it.

We have an agreement.

I finally understood that my fairy godmother. was none other than the monstrous Madam Morlot. and we were in total agreement.

We had to reach an agreement at once.

How to make an agreement?

That night I followed her after she came out. I followed her and. far from indiscreet ears, we got acquainted. quickly made our agreement and set a date.

News and current affairs

But the agreement has three major flaws.

Almost everyone agreed that the old paradigm of neoclassical economics was broken, but there was no agreement on what can replace it.

The first hurdle has been overcome with the agreement on access to the enclave.

Similar flexibility exists with the Euro, the Schengen Agreement, and the Social Chapter.

NEW HAVEN - Few economists predicted the current economic crisis, and there is little agreement among them about its ultimate causes.

Once all these countries reach agreement with the EU there would automatically be free trade throughout the Balkans.

A new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the EU and the Russian Federation must be negotiated.

The agreement on climate change reached at Heiligendamm by the G8 leaders merely sets the stage for the real debate to come: how will we divide up the diminishing capacity of the atmosphere to absorb our greenhouse gases?

Yet the agreement commits no one to any specific targets, least of all the United States, whose president, George W. Bush, will no longer be in office in 2009, when the tough decisions have to be made.

One could reasonably ask why anyone thinks such a vague agreement is any kind of advance at all.

Now we have yet another agreement to do what these same nations said they would do 15 years ago.

To accomplish this, a follow-up conference to the Bonn Agreement is also required.

He will be remembered for accepting the painful secession of Eritrea in 1993, rather than prolong the civil war, and for his efforts to reach an agreement with Egypt over the use of the Blue Nile waters.

We committed to shut down Chernobyl this year in an agreement with the G-7 countries and the European Commission.

There is now widespread agreement on the need for increased donor financing for small farmers (those with two hectares or less of land, or impoverished pastoralists), which is especially urgent in Africa.

Moreover, the delayed implementation of key elements of the EU's association agreement with Ukraine is clear evidence that, at the moment, Russia dictates the terms of EU-Ukrainian engagement.

But, while the EU's association agreement with Mexico is 10 years old, it does not yet have a strategic partnership with Brazil.

In the next five years, we need to create a new economic vision for sustainable development and forge global consensus on a binding climate change agreement.

Broad agreement is needed that any intentional killing of civilians and noncombatants is unacceptable, and that its perpetrators and supporters must be punished.

The Republican-backed crusade against a key agreement negotiated by a Democratic president, with his party's overwhelming support, has threatened the bipartisan foundations of Israel's cause in America.

And, although they are far from united on the Iran deal, the agreement's supporters outnumber its opponents.

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