to agree to compromise (with sb)

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• compromise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Settlement of differences by mutual concession Nouns 1. compromise; mediation, arbitration, negotiation, give and take, bargaining. 2. settlement, concession, appeasement, compensation; terms, bargain,… …   English dictionary for students

• compromise — I n. 1) to agree on, come to, reach, work out a compromise 2) to reject a compromise 3) an acceptable, reasonable compromise 4) a compromise between; with II v. (D; intr.) to compromise on, over; with (they compromised on certain items with us) * …   Combinatory dictionary

• compromise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acceptable, fair, good, happy (esp. BrE), possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• compromise — ▪ I. compromise com‧pro‧mise 1 [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz ǁ ˈkɑːm ] noun [countable, uncountable] an agreement between two people or groups in which both sides agree to accept less than they first asked for and to give up something that they value: •… …   Financial and business terms

• compromise — com·pro·mise 1 n: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit compromise 2 vb mised, mis·ing vt: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise cases in which a dispute is compromised E. A. Farnsworth and W …   Law dictionary

• agree — vb agreed, agree·ing vt: to share an opinion that agreed the terms were fair vi 1: to share an opinion, understanding, or intent unable to agree on a verdict New York Law Journal …   Law dictionary

• compromise — [n] agreement, give and take accommodation, accord, adjustment, arrangement, bargain, compact, composition, concession, contract, copout*, covenant, deal, fifty fifty*, half and half, half measure, happy medium*, mean, middle course, middle… …   New thesaurus

• agree — v. 1) ( to concur ) to agree completely, entirely, fully, wholeheartedly; readily 2) (D; intr.) ( to concur ) to agree about; on, to; with (to agree with smb. about smt.; to agree on/to a compromise) 3) (d; intr.) (of food, climate) to agree with …   Combinatory dictionary

• compromise — I UK [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz] / US [ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms compromise : singular compromise plural compromises ** a) a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have… …   English dictionary

• agree — v. (agrees, agreed, agreeing) 1 intr. hold a similar opinion (I agree with you about that; they agreed that it would rain). 2 intr. (often foll. by to, or to + infin.) consent (agreed to the arrangement; agreed to go). 3 intr. (often foll. by… …   Useful english dictionary

• compromise — [ˈkɒmprəˌmaɪz] noun [C/U] I a way of solving a disagreement in which both people accept that they cannot have everything that they want Neither of them is willing to make compromises.[/ex] Both sides have agreed to try to reach a compromise.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English