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in agreement
Expresses a state of agreement, having the same opinion, or fitting together. It is used almost exclusively in fixed combinations with verbs such as 'stimmen' (to agree/match), 'kommen' (to come), or 'sein' (to be).
In diesem wesentlichen Punkt waren sich die Verhandlungspartner schnell überein.
On this essential point, the negotiating partners were quickly in agreement.
The adverb 'überein' (in agreement) almost never stands alone. It forms fixed expressions with verbs such as 'stimmen' (to agree/match), 'kommen' (to come), or 'bringen' (to bring), and it usually appears at the end of the sentence or clause.
Ihre Aussagen stimmen nicht mit den Fakten überein.
Their statements do not match the facts.
The word is made up of 'über' (over) and 'ein' (one). You can imagine it as two things fitting exactly 'übereinander' (on top of each other) and therefore being 'eins' (one), meaning they fit together.
Die Kopie und das Original stimmen perfekt überein.
The copy and the original match perfectly.
In the most common combination, 'übereinstimmen' (to agree/match), the thing or person being compared is connected with the preposition 'mit' + dative.
Seine Meinung stimmt nicht mit meiner überein.
His opinion does not agree with mine.
agreed / united
Einig and überein can both express that people share the same opinion, but they are used in different constructions. You say sich einig sein; überein is usually used in a fixed expression such as übereinstimmen. The choice therefore mainly depends on the sentence structure here.
Die beiden Fachleute stimmen in dieser Frage überein.
The two experts agree on this issue.
Die beiden Fachleute sind sich in dieser Frage einig.
The two experts agree on this issue.
