Meaning of agreement In English

• 0 the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or accept something:

  • The whole family was in agreement with her about/on what they should do.

  • If the three parties cannot reach agreement now, there will be a civil war.

  • I don't think you'll ever get Tony's agreement to these proposals.

  • [ + that ] There's widespread agreement that the law should be changed.

  • The dispute was settled by an agreement that satisfied both sides.

  • The government has entered into/signed an international arms control agreement.

  • They have broken (the terms of) the agreement on human rights.

  • Finally the two sides have reached an agreement.

• 1 the situation in which two words have the same grammatical form. For example, the words are both singular or plural, masculine or feminine, etc.

• 2 the condition of having the same opinion, or a decision or arrangement between two or more people or groups to do something or to obey the same rules:

  • [ C ] a new trade agreement

  • [ U ] Both sides were in agreement on the basic terms, but many details still had to be worked out.

  • [ C ] Leaders of both countries signed an agreement to exchange diplomats.

  • [ U ] Let us help you to reach agreement.

• 3 a decision or arrangement that has been made and accepted by two or more people, groups, organizations, etc.:

  • agreement between sb and sb Based on the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant, either party must give 30 days notice to terminate the agreement.

  • agreement with sb The group has licensing agreements with 170 retail customers in the US.

  • an agreement on sth Negotiations will continue for an ambitious agreement on trade and other matters.

  • arrive at/come to/reach an agreement Despite recent discussions between the two companies, they failed to reach an agreement on the terms of a possible merger.

  • enter into/sign an agreement Developers have signed an agreement with the commission and the EPA to use the land for commercial and residential property.

  • a formal/legal/binding agreement

  • a verbal/written/unwritten agreement

• 4 the act of approving or accepting something, or the fact of having the same opinion about something:

  • be in agreement with sb/sth Most of the county's lawmakers are in agreement with administration officials on the proposal.

  • complete/total/widespread agreement There is widespread agreement that changes need to be made, but there is disagreement about how it should be conducted.

  • be in agreement that All area superintendents are in agreement that both constitutional reform and tax reform are necessary now.