The difference between Agree and Come around
When used as verbs, agree means to harmonize in opinion, statement, or action, whereas come around means to change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
check bellow for the other definitions of Agree and Come around
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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."
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Agree as a verb (intransitive):
To yield assent; to accede;—followed by to.
Examples:
"to agree to an offer, or to opinion."
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Agree as a verb (transitive, UK, Irish):
To yield assent to; to approve.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Agree as a verb (intransitive, legal):
To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
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Come around as a verb (idiomatic):
To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
Examples:
"Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way."
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Come around as a verb:
To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- agree vs concur
- agree vs harmonize
- accede vs agree
- agree vs come around
- agree vs give way
- agree vs approve
- agree vs set
- agree vs bargain
- agree vs deal
- agree vs engage
- agree vs coincide
- agree vs correspond
- agree vs match
- agree vs resemble
- agree vs fit
- agree vs suit
- come around vs come to
- come around vs come to one's senses
- come around vs wake up