noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈɡɹiːmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 G R IY1 M AH0 N T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
to enter an agreement
The UK and US negotiators were nearing agreement.
He nodded his agreement.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The results of my experiment are in agreement with those of Michelson and with the law of General Relativity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concord
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grammatical relation
Narrower terms: number agreement, person agreement, case agreement, gender agreement
11
noun
Meaning 11
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the two parties were in agreement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accord
Antonyms: disagreement
Broader terms: harmony, concord, concordance
Narrower terms: community, community of interests, concurrence, meeting of minds, consensus, sense of the meeting, unanimity, unison, social contract
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *gwerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gwr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gwrātos Latin grātus Latin grātumder. Old French gré Old French agreer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French agrementbor. Middle English agrement English agreement From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
404 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ujdi
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Arabic:
اِتِّفَاق
(ittifāq)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Arabic:
تَوَافُق
(tawāfuq)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Arabic:
تَفَاهُم
(tafāhum)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Arabic:
اتفاقية
(tifāqiyya)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Azerbaijani:
razılaşma
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Azerbaijani:
saziş
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Azerbaijani:
müqavilə
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Azerbaijani:
bağlaşma
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Belarusian:
пагадне́нне
(pahadnjénnje)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Bengali:
ঐকমত্য
(ōikōmōttō)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Bengali:
মতৈক্য
(motōikkō)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Bengali:
ঐক্য
(ōikkō)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Bulgarian:
съгла́сие
(sǎglásie)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Catalan:
acord
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Catalan:
pacte
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Chinese Mandarin:
協議 /协议
(xiéyì)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Chinese Mandarin:
同意
(tóngyì)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Chinese Mandarin:
答應 /答应
(dāying)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Chinese Mandarin:
協定 /协定
(xiédìng)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Corsican:
accordu
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Czech:
domluva
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Czech:
souhlas
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Czech:
soulad
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Danish:
aftale
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Danish:
samtykke
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Dutch:
afspraak
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Dutch:
overeenkomst
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Dutch:
goedkeuring
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Esperanto:
interkonsento
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Finnish:
sopimus
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
French:
accord
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
French:
entente
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
French:
pacte
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Galician:
acordo
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
German:
Vereinbarung
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
German:
Zustimmung
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Gothic:
𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃
(samaqiss)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Greek:
συμφωνία
(symfonía)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ancient Greek:
συντονία
(suntonía)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ancient Greek:
ὁμολογία
(homología)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ancient Greek:
συμφωνία
(sumphōnía)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ancient Greek:
συμφώνησις
(sumphṓnēsis)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ancient Greek:
σύνθημα
(súnthēma)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hebrew:
הֶסְכֵּם
(heském)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hebrew:
הַסְכָּמָה
(haskamá)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hindi:
सहमति
(sahamti)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hindi:
इक़रार
(iqrār)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hindi:
समझौता
(samjhautā)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hungarian:
megegyezés
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Hungarian:
egyezmény
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Irish:
conradh
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Italian:
consenso
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Italian:
accordo
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Japanese:
合意
(gōi)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Japanese:
一致
(itchi)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Japanese:
納得
(nattoku)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Japanese:
賛成
(sansei)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Kazakh:
келісім
(kelısım)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Khmer:
កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង
(kəc prɔɔm priəng)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Khmer:
កតិកា
(kaʼtekaa)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Korean:
협정
(hyeopjeong)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Korean:
합의
(habui)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Korean:
동의
(dong'ui)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Central Kurdish:
یەککەوتن
(yekkewtin)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Northern Kurdish:
peyman
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Northern Kurdish:
tifaq
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Kyrgyz:
макулдук
(makulduk)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Kyrgyz:
келишим
(kelişim)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Lao:
ກະຕິກາ
(ka ti kā)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Lao:
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ
(khǭ tok long)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Latin:
spōnsiō
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Latin:
pactum
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Latin:
foedus
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Latin:
compectum
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Macedonian:
спогодба
(spogodba)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Macedonian:
агрема́н
(agremán)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Malay:
persetujuan
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Malayalam:
ഉടമ്പടി
(uṭampaṭi)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Malayalam:
തീരുമാനം
(tīrumānaṁ)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Maltese:
ftehim
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Māori:
whakaaetanga
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Māori:
kirimana
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Mirandese:
acuordo
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Navajo:
ahaʼdeetʼaah
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Norman:
accord
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Norwegian Bokmål:
avtale
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Norwegian Bokmål:
samtykke
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Norwegian Bokmål:
overenskomst
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Dari:
پَیمَان
(paymān)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Dari:
تَوَافُق
(tawāfuq)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Iranian Persian:
پِیْمان
(peymân)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Iranian Persian:
تَوافُق
(tavâfoġ)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Polish:
umowa
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Portuguese:
consenso
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Portuguese:
acordo
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Portuguese:
pacto
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Romanian:
acord
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Romanian:
consens
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Romanian:
înțelegere
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Russian:
согла́сие
(soglásije)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Russian:
догово́р
(dogovór)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Russian:
до́говор
(dógovor)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Russian:
соглаше́ние
(soglašénije)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Russian:
договорённость
(dogovorjónnostʹ)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Scottish Gaelic:
aontachadh
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Scottish Gaelic:
còrdadh
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Scottish Gaelic:
aonta
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
спо̏разӯм
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
spȍrazūm
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Sicilian:
accordu
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Sicilian:
accordiu
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Slovak:
dohoda
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Slovene:
dogovor
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Spanish:
convenio
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Spanish:
tratado
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Spanish:
concordato
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Spanish:
concordata
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Spanish:
venencia
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Swahili:
mkataba
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Swedish:
avtal
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Swedish:
överenskommelse
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Swedish:
samtycke
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tagalog:
usapan
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tajik:
маслиҳат
(maslihat)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tajik:
созиш
(soziš)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tajik:
тавофуқ
(tavofuq)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Thai:
กติกา
(gà-dtì-gaa)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tocharian B:
plāksar
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Tok Pisin:
agrimen
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ukrainian:
уго́да
(uhóda)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ukrainian:
до́говір
(dóhovir)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Ukrainian:
домо́вленість
(domóvlenistʹ)
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Unami:
naxkùntëwakàn
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Vietnamese:
đồng ý
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Vietnamese:
hiệp định
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Walloon:
acoird
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Welsh:
cydfod
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Welsh:
cytundeb
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Welsh:
cytgord
— understanding to follow a course of conduct
Albanian:
marrveshje
— state whereby several parties share a view
Amharic:
ስምምነት
(səmmənät)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Arabic:
إِقْرَار
(ʔiqrār)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Arabic:
اتفاقية
(tifāqiyya)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Bulgarian:
съглаше́ние
(sǎglašénie)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Catalan:
acord
— state whereby several parties share a view
Chinese Mandarin:
一致
(yīzhì)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Chinese Mandarin:
贊同 /赞同
(zàntóng)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Czech:
domluva
— state whereby several parties share a view
Danish:
enighed
— state whereby several parties share a view
Danish:
overensstemmelse
— state whereby several parties share a view
Dutch:
overeenstemming
— state whereby several parties share a view
Esperanto:
samopinio
— state whereby several parties share a view
Finnish:
yksimielisyys
— state whereby several parties share a view
French:
accord
— state whereby several parties share a view
Georgian:
შეთანხმება
(šetanxmeba)
— state whereby several parties share a view
German:
Einigkeit
— state whereby several parties share a view
German:
Einvernehmen
— state whereby several parties share a view
German:
Übereinstimmung
— state whereby several parties share a view
German:
Einverständnis
— state whereby several parties share a view
German:
Abkommen
— state whereby several parties share a view
Gothic:
𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃
(samaqiss)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Greek:
συμφωνία
(symfonía)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Hebrew:
הַסְכָּמָה
(haskamá)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Hindi:
समझौता
(samjhautā)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Hindi:
अनुबंध
(anubandh)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Hungarian:
egyetértés
— state whereby several parties share a view
Italian:
accordo
— state whereby several parties share a view
Italian:
convenzione
— state whereby several parties share a view
Italian:
patto
— state whereby several parties share a view
Japanese:
合意
(gōi)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Japanese:
協定
(kyōtei)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Kazakh:
келiсiм
(kelisim)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Central Kurdish:
یەککەوتن
(yekkewtin)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Northern Kurdish:
hevgirtin
— state whereby several parties share a view
Northern Kurdish:
hevbendî
— state whereby several parties share a view
Kyrgyz:
келишим
(kelişim)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Latin:
consensus
— state whereby several parties share a view
Malayalam:
തീരുമാനം
(tīrumānaṁ)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Malayalam:
യോജിപ്പ്
(yōjippŭ)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Mirandese:
acuordo
— state whereby several parties share a view
Navajo:
ahaʼdeetʼaah
— state whereby several parties share a view
Norman:
accord
— state whereby several parties share a view
Norwegian Bokmål:
enighet
— state whereby several parties share a view
Norwegian Bokmål:
overensstemmelse
— state whereby several parties share a view
Iranian Persian:
تَوافُق
(tavâfoġ)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Polish:
zgoda
— state whereby several parties share a view
Polish:
porozumienie
— state whereby several parties share a view
Portuguese:
acordo
— state whereby several parties share a view
Russian:
согла́сие
(soglásije)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Scottish Gaelic:
aontachadh
— state whereby several parties share a view
Scottish Gaelic:
aonta
— state whereby several parties share a view
Serbo-Croatian:
сагласност
— state whereby several parties share a view
Serbo-Croatian:
saglasnost
— state whereby several parties share a view
Slovene:
soglasje
— state whereby several parties share a view
Swahili:
maagano
— state whereby several parties share a view
Swedish:
enighet
— state whereby several parties share a view
Swedish:
överensstämmelse
— state whereby several parties share a view
Tok Pisin:
agrimen
— state whereby several parties share a view
Turkish:
uzlaşma
— state whereby several parties share a view
Ukrainian:
зго́да
(zhóda)
— state whereby several parties share a view
Walloon:
acoird
— state whereby several parties share a view
Welsh:
cydwelediad
— state whereby several parties share a view
Welsh:
cytundeb
— state whereby several parties share a view