accord

ac·cord

 (ə-kôrd′)

v. ac·cord·ed, ac·cord·ing, ac·cords

v.tr.

1. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the president the proper deference.

2. Archaic To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.

v.intr.

To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. See Synonyms at correspond.

n.

1. Agreement; harmony: act in accord with university policies.

2. A settlement or compromise between conflicting parties: The strikers and the owners reached an accord.

3. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.

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[Middle English accorden, from Old French acorder, from Medieval Latin accordāre, to bring into agreement : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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ac·cord′er n.

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accord

(əˈkɔːd)

n

1. agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with)

2. consent or concurrence of opinion

3. with one accord unanimously

4. pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony

5. a settlement of differences, as between nations; compromise

6. of one's own accord voluntarily

vb

7. to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement

8. (tr) to grant; bestow

[C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart]

acˈcordable adj

acˈcorder n

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ac•cord

(əˈkɔrd)

v.i.

1. to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

v.t.

2. to make agree or correspond; adapt.

3. to grant; bestow: to accord due praise.

4. Archaic. to settle; reconcile.

n.

5. agreement; harmony.

6. a harmonious union of sounds, colors, etc.

7. concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement: to reach an accord.

8. an international agreement.

Idioms:

1. of one's own accord, without external compulsion or suggestion; voluntarily.

2. with one accord, with unanimous agreement.

[1100–50; Middle English; late Old English acordan < Old French acorder < Vulgar Latin *accordāre= Latin ac- ac- + -cordāre, derivative of cor heart, mind]

ac•cord′a•ble, adj.

ac•cord′er, n.

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accord

If you do something of your own accord, you do it freely and because you want to do it.

She knew they would leave of their own accord.

Be Careful!
You must use 'own' in sentences like these. You do not say, for example, 'She had gone of her accord'.

Be Careful!
You also do not say that someone does something 'on' their own accord.

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accord

Past participle: accorded
Gerund: according

Imperative

accord

accord

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accord - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" agreement concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole community of interests, community - agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" meeting of minds, concurrence - a state of cooperation consensus - agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus" sense of the meeting - general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting" unanimity - everyone being of one mind unison - corresponding exactly; "marching in unison" social contract - an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection
	2.	accord - concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" accordance, conformity agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
	3.	accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns pact, treaty written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties alliance - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim commercial treaty - a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations peace treaty, pacification, peace - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" convention - (diplomacy) an international agreement
	4.	accord - sympathetic compatibility compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination
Verb	1.	accord - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" blend in, blend, go - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
	2.	accord - allow to have; "grant a privilege"   allot, grant give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" enfranchise - grant voting rights

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accord

noun

1. treaty, contract, agreement, arrangement, settlement, pact, deal (informal) The party was made legal under the 1991 peace accords.

2. sympathy, agreement, concert, harmony, accordance, unison, rapport, conformity, assent, unanimity, concurrence I found myself in total accord.
sympathy conflict, disagreement, contention, discord

verb

1. grant, give, award, render, assign, present with, endow with, bestow on, confer on, vouchsafe, impart with On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.
grant refuse, withhold, hold back

accord with something agree with, match, coincide with, fit with, square with, correspond with, conform with, concur with, tally with, be in tune with (informal), harmonize with, assent with Such an approach accords with the principles of Socialist ideology.

of your own accord voluntarily, freely, willingly, by choice, without being asked, without prompting, of your own free will He did not quit of his own accord.

with one accord unanimously, without exception, by common consent, unitedly With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass.

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accord

verb

1. To come to an understanding or to terms:

agree, coincide, concur, get together, harmonize.

2. To be compatible or in correspondence:

agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit, harmonize, match, square, tally.

Informal: jibe.

Archaic: quadrate.

3. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:

award, concede, give, grant, vouchsafe.

4. To give formally or officially:

award, bestow, confer, grant, present.

noun

1. Harmonious mutual understanding:

agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, tune, unity.

Idiom: meeting of the minds.

2. Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds:

concert, concord, harmony, symphony, tune.

Music: consonance.

3. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action:

agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact, deal, pact, understanding.

4. A formal, usually written settlement between nations:

agreement, concord, convention, pact, treaty.

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Translations

إتِّفَاق، إنْسِجَام، مُطَابَقَهيَتَلائَم مَع، يَنْسَجِم مَعيَمْنَح

poskytnoutshodasouhlasit

i overensstemmelse medstemme medvise

ÜbereinstimmungAbmachungentsprechengewährenübereinstimmen

acuerdopermitiracordar

andmakokkulepe

accordententepactepermettreaccorder

samræmiveita, láta njótavera í samræmi viî

accordoconcordanzadi comune accordoin conformit... consecondo

atitikimasatitiktiatitinkamailaikantispagal

izrādītsaskaņasaskanētvienprātība

akkoord

giharmonere medsamsvarstemme overenstildele

acordo

согласиеаккорд

sporazum

sunmakuymauymakuyuşma

一致符合给予

accord

[əˈkɔːd]

A. N

1. (= harmony) → acuerdo m, armonía f
with one accord → de or por común acuerdo
to be in accord → estar de acuerdo (with con) → estar en armonía (with con) of his/her own accord → espontáneamente, (de) motu proprio

2. (= treaty) → acuerdo m

B. VT [+ welcome, praise] → dar (to a) [+ honour] → conceder (to a)

C. VI → concordar, armonizar (with con)

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accord

[əˈkɔː^rd]

n

(= agreement, consent) → accord m
in accord → en accord
in accord with → en accord avec
of one's own accord → de son plein gré
He left of his own accord → Il est parti de son plein gré.
of its own accord (= by itself) → de lui-même(d'elle-même)
with one accord → d'un commun accord

(= treaty) → traité m peace accord

vt (= grant) → accorder
to accord sth to sb, to accord sb sth → accorder qch à qn

vi (= correspond) to accord with sth → être en accord avec qch

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accord

n (= agreement) → Übereinstimmung f, → Einigkeit f; (Pol) → Abkommen nt; I’m not in accord with him/his views → ich stimme mit ihm/seinen Ansichten nicht überein; of one’s/its own accord → von selbst; (of persons also) → aus freien Stücken; with one accord → geschlossen; sing, cheer, say etc → wie aus einem Mund(e); to be in accord with something → mit etw in Einklang stehen

vt (→ jdm etw) → gewähren; praise → erteilen; courtesy → erweisen; honorary title → verleihen; welcome → bieten

vi → sich or einander entsprechen; to accord with something → einer Sache (dat) → entsprechen

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accord

[əˈkɔːd]

1. n (harmony) → accordo
of his own accord → spontaneamente, di sua iniziativa
with one accord → all'unanimità, di comune accordo
to be in accord with → essere d'accordo con

2. vt → accordare

3. vi to accord (with) → andare d'accordo (con), accordarsi (con)

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accord

(əˈkoːd) verb

1. (with with) to agree with. His story accords with what I saw happen. stem ooreen يَتَلائَم مَع، يَنْسَجِم مَع съответствам estar de acordo souhlasit (s) übereinstimmen passe med; stemme med συμφωνώconcordar kooskõlas olema مطابق بودن tukea concorder (avec) תוֹאֵם אֶת मेल खाना biti u skladu megegyezik vmivel cocok, setuju vera í samræmi við concordare con 一致する 일치하다 atitikti saskanēt bertepatan overeenstemmenstemme overens, harmonerezgadzać się سمون درلودل estar de acordo a coincide (cu), a concorda (cu) согласовываться súhlasiť (s) ujemati se slagati se stämma överens สอดคล้อง uymak 與…一致 відповідати موافقت phù hợp 一致

2. to grant or give to (a person). They accorded the president great respect. toegestaan يَمْنَح оказвам outorgar poskytnout gewähren vise παρέχω, παραχωρώconceder osutama اعطا کردن؛ دادن osoittaa accorder להעניק, לתת देना pružiti megad memberi veita, láta njóta accordare, concedere 与える 주다, 허용하다 rodyti, reikšti izrādīt (cieņu u. tml.) memberikan verlenengi, tildele, viseokazać, udzielić وركول outorgar a acorda предоставлять poskytnúť, preukázať pokloniti odati (priznanje) bevilja, medge, skänka ให้ sunmak 給予 давати, надавати عطا کرنا dành cho 给予

noun

agreement. That is not in accord with your original statement. ooreenstemming إتِّفَاق، إنْسِجَام، مُطَابَقَه съгласие acordo shoda der Übereinstimmung i overensstemmelse med συμφωνία, συγκατάθεσηacuerdo kooskõla طبق yhtäpitävyys accordהסכם समझौता sklad összhang sesuai samræmi accordo 一致 일치 atitikimas, susitarimas saskaņa; vienprātība persetujuan overeenstemmingsamsvarzgoda, zgodność پهشان acordo acord, înţelegere согласие zhoda, súhlas soglasje saglasnost överensstämmelse ข้อตกลง uyma, uyuşma 一致，符合 згода, злагода ہم آہنگ، مطابق sự phù hợp 一致，符合

acˈcordance: in accordance with

in agreement with. The money will be given out in accordance with his instructions. ooreenkomstig إنْسِجَامَاً مَع в съгласие с conformidade podle, ve shodě s in Übereinstimmung mit i overensstemmelse med; ifølge σύμφωνα μεconforme a vastavalt مطابقت mukaisesti conformément בְּהֶתאֵם ל- अनुरूप sklad vminek megfelelően sesuai dengan, berkenaan dengan í samræmi við conformità ～に従って ...에 따라서 pagal, remiantis saskaņā ar selaras overeenstemmingi samsvar med, ifølgezgodnie z په اړه conformidade prin urmare, în conformitate cu в соответствии с v súlade s skladno u saglasnosti sa överensstämmelse: i överensstämmelse med, enligt ให้สอดคล้องกับ ...-e göre, gereğince 依照 злагода; відповідність مطابقت ، موافقت hợp với cái gì 同...一致，根据

acˈcordingly adverb

1. in agreement (with the circumstances etc). Find out what has happened and act accordingly. dienooreenkomstig حَسَب مَا يَقَتَضِيه الأمْر съобразно em conformidade podle toho entsprechend i overensstemmelse dermed; derefter; følgeligt ανάλογαen consecuencia vastavalt مطابق با آن vastaavasti en conséquence בְּהֶתאֵם לְכָך तदनुसार sukladno eszerint menurut keadaan, sesuai dengan samkvæmt því di conseguenza それに応じて 그에 알맞게 atitinkamai atbilstoši sepatutnya dienovereenkomstigderetterstosownie, odpowiednio دهغه په شان em conformidade în conse­cinţă соответственно podľa toho ustrezno, v skladu (s tem) shodno tome i enlighet därmed, därefter ตามนั้น (buna) uygun olarak 依照(情況) таким чином, у такий спосіб کے مطابق ، حسب phù hợp với 相应地

2. therefore. He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help. derhalwe بِسَبَب ذَلِك съответно por conseguinte tudíž, a proto folglich derfor; følgeligt συνεπώςpor consiguiente seepärast بنابراین näin ollen en conséquence לְפִי-כָך prema tome következésképpen konsekuensi, dengan demikian þar af leiðandi di conseguenza それ故に 따라서 todėl tādēļ; tādējādi sebab itu dusfølgelig, altsådlatego, w związku z tym پدی خاطر por conseguinte în consecinţă поэтому a preto zato stoga följaktligen ดังนั้น bu nedenle 因此 відповідно, згідно چنانچہ ، لہذا do đó 因此

according to

1. as said or told by. According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m. volgens حَسَب според segundo podle laut ifølge; i henhold til κατά, σύμφωνα μεsegún (kellegi) ütluse kohaselt به قول mukaan selon לְפִי- לְדִברֵי के अनुसार prema szerint menurut samkvæmt secondo ～によれば ...에 의하면 pasak (ko), (ko) žodžiais pēc kāda domām menurut volgensifølge, etterwedług په لاس وركولو segundo după; conform по словам podľa po mnenju po enligt ตามที่ ...-e göre 根據...所說 згідно; на думку کے مطابق theo như 根据...所说

2. in agreement with. He acted according to his promise. soos بِحَسْبِ، بِمُوجَبِ، بِنَاءً عَلَى според de acordo com podle, v souladu s gemäß i henhold til; i overensstemmelse med σύμφωνα μεde acuerdo con (millegi) kohaselt مطابق mukaisesti selon עַל פִּי तदनुरूप sukladno vminek megfelelően sesuai samkvæmt secondo ～に従って ...에 따라 pagal, laikantis saskaņā ar seperti dijanjikan overeenkomstigetter, ifølgezgodnie z مطابق de acordo com potrivit согласно podľa, v súlade (s) skladno saglasno i enlighet med ตาม ...- e uygun olarak 按照 відповідно до کے مطابق phù hợp với 按照

3. in the order of. books arranged according to their subjects. volgens حَسَب تَرْتِيب според conforme podle nach i henhold til; ifølge ανάλογα με según; por (millegi) järgi بر حسب mukaan selon; par בְּהֶתאֵם ל- अनुक्रम sukladno vminek sorrendjében, vmi szerint menurut samkvæmt secondo; per ～によって ...의 순서대로 pagal atbilstoši mengikut volgensetter, ifølgewedług دحسپ لپاره conforme după, în funcţie de в соответствии с podľa po prema efter ตามลำดับ ...-e göre 按...順序 згідно, відповідно до حسب theo trật tự 按...顺序

4. in proportion to. You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done. in ooreenstemming حَسَب، بِنَاءً عَلَى според em relação a podle nach i henhold til ανάλογα με en proporción a; según (millelegi) vastavalt به نسبت suhteessa selonלפי के अनुरूप razmjerno viszonyítva vmihez sesuai í hlutfalli við, í samræmi við secondo ～に応じて ...에 준하여 pagal atbilstoši berdasarkan naar gelang van i samsvar med, etterwedług, zgodnie z په اړه em relação a în funcţie de пропорционально podľa glede na u skladu sa i den mån som, alltefter ตาม uygun olarak 依照 відповідно до, залежно від بموجب tỉ lệ với 根据

of one's own accord

of one's own free will. He did it of his own accord, without being forced to. uit eie wil مِن تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِه доброволно livre vontade dobrovolně, z vlastního popudu freiwillig af egen fri vilje με τη θέλησή μου por propia voluntad vabal tahtel بنا به خواستۀ خود omasta tahdostaan de plein gré מִרְצוֹנוֹ הַטוֹב अपनी इच्छा से dragovoljno önszántából atas kemauan sendiri af sjálfsdáðum di sua volontà, di spontanea volontà 自発的に 자발적으로 savo noru labprātīgi kehendak uit zichzelf av egen fri vilje z własnej inicjatywy نودخپلي غوشتني لپاره livre vontade de bunăvoie добровольно sám od seba po lastni volji svojevoljno självmant ตามเจตนาของ kendi isteğiyle, kendiliğinden 自願地 добровільно حسبِ منشاء tự nguyện 自愿地

with one accord

(everybody) in agreement. With one accord they stood up to cheer him. soos een man بِالأجْمَاع единодушно unanimemente jednomyslně einmütig i fuld enighed; alle som én ομόφωναde común acuerdo üksmeelselt همه به اتفاق هم yksimielisesti d'un commun accord בְּהַסְכָּמָה, פֶּה אֶחָד सब मिलकर jednodušno egyhangúlag serempak samhljóða, einróma di comune accordo, in modo unanime いっせいに 일제히 vieningai vienprātīgi muafakat eenparigsamstemt, alle som en zgodnie تول ديوپل په يووالي unanimemente de comun acord единодушно jednohlasne soglasno istovremeno samstämmigt, enhälligt ด้วยการตกลงร่วมกัน oy birliği ile, hep birlikte 一致地 одностайно متفق طور پر thống nhất 一致地

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accord

n. acuerdo, convenio, arreglo, transacción;

v. acordar, poner de acuerdo;

of one's own ___ → espontáneamente, voluntariamente;

of mutual ___ → de acuerdo mutuo.

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