The difference between Agree and Approve

When used as verbs, agree means to harmonize in opinion, statement, or action, whereas approve means to sanction officially.

check bellow for the other definitions of Agree and Approve

  1. Agree as a verb (intransitive):

    To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur.

    Examples:

    "all parties agree in the expediency of the law."

  2. Agree as a verb (intransitive):

    To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.

    Examples:

    "to agree to an offer, or to opinion."

  3. Agree as a verb (transitive, UK, Irish):

    To yield assent to; to approve.

  4. Agree as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.

  5. Agree as a verb (intransitive):

    To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond.

    Examples:

    "the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly."

  6. Agree as a verb (intransitive, now always with ''with''):

    To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.

    Examples:

    "the same food does not agree with every constitution."

  7. Agree as a verb (intransitive, grammar):

    To correspond to in gender, number, case, or person.

    Examples:

    "In Romanian, the articles, adjectives, pronouns agree in gender, number and case with the noun they refer to."

  8. Agree as a verb (intransitive, legal):

    To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.

  1. Approve as a verb (transitive):

    To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm.

    Examples:

    "Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial."

  2. Approve as a verb (transitive):

    To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

    Examples:

    "We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision."

  3. Approve as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

  4. Approve as a verb (intransitive):

    To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.

    Examples:

    "Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to think favorably (''of''), is often followed by ''of''."

  1. Approve as a verb (transitive, legal, English law):

    To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.

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