Agreeing

/əˈɡriːɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of having the same opinion or accepting something as true; allowing or permitting something to happen.

Etymology

From Old French 'agreer,' combining 'a' (to) and 'gre' (will/pleasure), ultimately from Latin 'gratus' (pleasing). The sense of mutual acceptance comes from doing what is pleasing to another.

Kelly Says

When you agree with someone, you're literally saying 'that's pleasing to me too'—it's an old word that reveals how agreement is actually shared satisfaction. No wonder people feel better when others agree with them; you've both said 'yes, this is good.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቅ
ma-sta-aw-q
ARالعربية
اتفاق
it-faaq
BNবাংলা
সম্মত হও
som-mat ho
CACatalà
estar d'acord
es-tar da-kor-d
CSČeština
souhlasit
soo-hlas-it
DADansk
være enige
ve-re e-ni-ge
DEDeutsch
einverstanden sein
eye-n-ver-stan-en sein
ELΕλληνικά
συμφωνώ
sim-fon-o
ESEspañol
estuvo de acuerdo
es-too-vo de a-kwer-do
FAفارسی
راضی
ra-zee
FISuomi
olla samaa mieltä
ol-la sa-maa mieltä
FRFrançais
être d'accord
e-tre da-kor
GUGU
સમજ
sam-j
HAHA
ƙiyāsa
kee-ya-sa
HEעברית
להסכים
le-his-kem
HIहिन्दी
सहमति करना
sah-mat-ee kar-na
HUMagyar
egyetérteni
e-gyet-er-ten-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
setuju
se-tu-ju
IGIG
nkwa
nk-wa
ITItaliano
essere d'accordo
es-ser-e da-kor-do
JA日本語
同意する
dō-i-tsu-suru
KKKK
келісім
ke-li-sim
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-pov-on
KO한국어
동의하다
dong-ui-ha-da
MRMR
सहमती
sah-mat-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
setuju
se-tu-ju
MYမြန်မာ
လျောက်
l-yaw-k
NLNederlands
instemmen
in-stem-men
NONorsk
være enige
ve-re e-ni-ge
PAPA
的一致
ek-ee-ch-it
PLPolski
zgodzić się
z-goh-dzyc sie
PTPortuguês
estar de acordo
es-tar de a-kor-do
RORomână
a fi de acord
a fi de a-kor-d
RUРусский
соглашаться
sog-la-sha-tsya
SVSvenska
vara överens
va-ra o-ver-en-s
SWKiswahili
kubali
koo-ba-lee
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்புக்கொள்ள
oppu-kko-lla
TEతెలుగు
సమైక్యం
sa-ma-ik-yam
THไทย
เห็นด้วย
hen-due
TLTL
sumasang-ayon
su-ma-san-ga-yon
TRTürkçe
uyumlu olmak
oo-yoom-lu o-mak
UKУкраїнська
бути згідним
boo-ti z-gid-nim
URاردو
موافقت کرنا
mu-wa-faat kar-na
VITiếng Việt
đồng ý
dong-y
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
同意
tóngyì
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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