agree vs be

agree and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agree	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of agree; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than agree:

agree: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
be: be identical or equivalent to

Other hypernyms of agree include equal.

agree (verb)	be (verb)
be in accord; be in agreement	spend or use time
consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose	have an existence, be extant
be agreeable or suitable	have life, be alive
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics	form or compose
go together	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
show grammatical agreement	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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