to reach an agreement

  • 1reach an agreement on sth — reach (an) agreement on sth ► to make an agreement after careful thought or discussion: »The company is understood to have reached an agreement with its principal backers. »The four leaders reached agreement on an $820 million state construction… …

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  • 2agreement — a‧gree‧ment [əˈgriːmənt] noun [countable] 1. an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people or organizations: • Under the agreement, the company will distribute our products in North America. • What happens if the warring… …

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  • 3reach agreement on sth — reach (an) agreement on sth ► to make an agreement after careful thought or discussion: »The company is understood to have reached an agreement with its principal backers. »The four leaders reached agreement on an $820 million state construction… …

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  • 4reach´er — reach «reech», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to get to; arrive at; come to: »to reach the top of a hill, to reach the end of a book, to reach an agreement. Your letter reached me yesterday. SYNONYM(S): attain, gain. 2. to stretch out; …

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  • 5reach — ▪ I. reach reach 1 [riːtʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to increase or improve to a particular level or amount: • Sales are expected to reach 1.2 billion euros this year. 2. to succeed in making someone see an advertisement, hear about a product etc: •… …

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  • 6reach — I UK [riːtʃ] / US [rɪtʃ] verb Word forms reach : present tense I/you/we/they reach he/she/it reaches present participle reaching past tense reached past participle reached *** 1) [transitive] to arrive somewhere We hoped to reach the camp before… …

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  • 7agreement — a|gree|ment W1S1 [əˈgri:mənt] n 1.) an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, organizations etc ▪ a trade agreement agreement with ▪ Does your employer have an agreement with a union? agreement on ▪ an… …

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  • 8agreement */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡriːmənt] / US [əˈɡrɪmənt] noun Word forms agreement : singular agreement plural agreements 1) [countable] an arrangement or decision about what to do, made by two or more people, groups, or organizations Our agreement was that you would… …

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  • 9reach — reach1 [ ritʃ ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to arrive somewhere: We hoped to reach the camp before dark. When she reached the top of the stairs her heart was pounding. a ) transitive if something reaches someone, they receive it after it has been… …

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  • 10agreement — a|gree|ment [ ə grimənt ] noun *** 1. ) count an arrangement or decision about what to do, made by two or more people, groups, or organizations: Our agreement was that you would pay by the first of the month. Check the terms of your lease… …

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