be vs agree

be and agree both are verbs.

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

As verbs, agree is a hyponym of be; that is, agree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

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

Other hyponyms of be include correspond, equate, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally, correspond, represent, stand for, translate.

be (verb)	agree (verb)
spend or use time	be in accord; be in agreement
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
have an existence, be extant	achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
have life, be alive	be agreeable or suitable
form or compose	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)	go together
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere	show grammatical agreement
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

Difference between be and agree

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