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accord

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ac·cord  (-kôrd)
v. ac·cord·ed, ac·cord·ing, ac·cords
v.tr.
1. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
2. To grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the President the proper deference.
3. To bestow upon: I accord you my blessing.
v.intr.
To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. See Synonyms at agree.
n.
1. Agreement; harmony: act in accord with university policies.
2. A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions.
3. A settlement of points at issue between nations.
4. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.

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

ac·corder n.

accord
Noun
1. agreement or harmony
2. a formal agreement between groups or nations: the Paris peace accords
3. of one's own accord voluntarily or willingly
4. with one accord unanimously
Verb
1. to grant: she was at last accorded her true status
2. accord with to fit in with or be consistent with [Latin ad- to + cor heart]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accordaccord - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in 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.accordaccord - concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
3.accordaccord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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
Verb1.accordaccord - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
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"
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"
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

accord
verb 3. grant, give, award, render, assign, present with, endow with, bestow on, confer on, vouchsafe, impart with << OPPOSITE refuse
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
Translations
accord [əˈkɔːd] nacuerdo
vtconceder;
of his own accord → espontáneamente;
with one accord → de or por común acuerdo

accord [əˈkɔːd] naccord m
vtaccorder;
of his own accord → de son plein gré;
with one accord → d'un commun accord

accord [əˈkɔːd] nÜbereinstimmung f;
(treaty) → Vertrag m
vtgewähren;
of his own accord → freiwillig;
with one accord → geschlossen;
to be in accord → übereinstimmen

accord [əˈkɔːd] naccordo
vtaccordare;
of his own accord → di propria iniziativa;
with one accord → all'unanimità, di comune accordo

accord
v accord [əˈkoːd]
1 (withwith) to agree with His story accords with what I saw happen. stem ooreen يَتَلائَم مَع، يَنْسَجِم مَع съответствам souhlasit (s) passe med; stemme med übereinstimmen συμφωνώ concordar (con) kooskõlas olema مطابق بودن olla yhtäpitävä 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 overeenstemmen stemme overens, harmonere (med) zgadzać się estar de acordo a coincide (cu), a concorda (cu) согласовываться súhlasiť (s) ujemati se slagati se stämma överens สอดคล้อง uymak 一致 відповідати موافقت phù hợp
2 to grant or give to (a person) They accorded the president great respect. toegestaan يَمْنَح оказвам poskytnout vise gewähren παρέχω, παραχωρώ conceder osutama اعطا کردن؛ دادن suoda accorder לְהַעֲנִיק, לָתֵת देना pružiti megad memberi veita, láta njóta accordare, concedere 与える 주다, 허용하다 rodyti, reikšti izrādīt (cieņu u. tml.) memberikan verlenen gi, tildele, vise okazać, udzielić outorgar a acorda предоставлять poskytnúť, preukázať pokloniti odati (priznanje) bevilja, medge, skänka ให้ sunmak 給予 давати, надавати عطا کرنا dành cho
n
agreement That is not in accord with your original statement. ooreenstemming إتِّفَاق، إنْسِجَام، مُطَابَقَه съгласие shoda i overensstemmelse med der Übereinstimmung συμφωνία, συγκατάθεση acuerdo kooskõla طبق sopusointu accord הֶסכֵּם समझौता sklad összhang sesuai samræmi accordo 一致 일치 atitikimas, susitarimas saskaņa; vienprātība persetujuan overeenstemming samsvar zgoda, zgodność acordo acord, înţelegere согласие zhoda, súhlas soglasje saglasnost överensstämmelse ข้อตกลง uyma, uyuşma 一致,符合 згода, злагода ہم آہنگ، مطابق sự phù hợp
acˈcordance: in accordance with
in agreement with The money will be given out in accordance with his instructions. ooreenkomstig إنْسِجَامَاً مَع в съгласие с podle, ve shodě s i overensstemmelse med; ifølge in Übereinstimmung mit σύμφωνα με conforme a vastavalt مطابقت jonkin mukaisesti conformément (à) בְּהֶתאֵם ל- अनुरूप sklad vminek megfelelően sesuai dengan, berkenaan dengan í samræmi við conformità ~に従って ...와 일치하여 pagal, remiantis saskaņā ar selaras overeenstemming i samsvar med, ifølge zgodnie z 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 同...一致 злагода; відповідність مطابقت ، موافقت hợp với cái gì ...
adv acˈcordingly
1 in agreement (with the circumstances etc) Find out what has happened and act accordingly. dienooreenkomstig حَسَب مَا يَقَتَضِيه الأمْر съобразно podle toho i overensstemmelse dermed; derefter; følgeligt entsprechend ανάλογα en consecuencia vastavalt مطابق با آن sen mukaisesti en conséquence בְּהֶתאֵם לְכָך तदनुसार sukladno eszerint menurut keadaan, sesuai dengan samkvæmt því di conseguenza それに応じて 그에 상응하게 atitinkamai atbilstoši sepatutnya dienovereenkomstig deretter stosownie, odpowiednio em conformidade în conse­cinţă соответственно podľa toho ustrezno, v skladu (s tem) shodno tome i enlighet därmed, därefter ตามนั้น (buna) uygun olarak 相應地 таким чином, у такий спосіб کے مطابق ، حسب phù hợp với
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 tudíž, a proto derfor; følgeligt folglich συνεπώς por consiguiente seepärast بنابراین niinpä en conséquence לְפִי-כָך prema tome következésképpen konsekuensi, dengan demikian þar af leiðandi di conseguenza それ故に 그런 까닭에 todėl tādēļ; tādējādi sebab itu dus følgelig, altså dlatego, w związku z tym por conseguinte în consecinţă поэтому a preto zato stoga följaktligen ดังนั้น bu nedenle 因此 відповідно, згідно چنانچہ ، لہذا do đó
according to
1 as said or told by According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m. volgens حَسَب според podle ifølge; i henhold til laut κατά, σύμφωνα με según (kellegi) ütluse kohaselt به قول jonkin 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 volgens ifølge, etter według segundo după; conform по словам podľa po mnenju po enligt ตามที่ ...-e göre 根據...所說 згідно; на думку کے مطابق theo như ...
2 in agreement with He acted according to his promise. soos بِحَسْبِ، بِمُوجَبِ، بِنَاءً عَلَى според podle, v souladu s i henhold til; i overensstemmelse med gemäß σύμφωνα με de acuerdo con (millegi) kohaselt مطابق jonkin mukaan selon עַל פִּי तदनुरूप sukladno vminek megfelelően sesuai samkvæmt secondo ~に従って ...에 일치하여 pagal, laikantis saskaņā ar seperti dijanjikan overeenkomstig etter, ifølge zgodnie z de acordo com potrivit согласно podľa, v súlade (s) skladno saglasno i enlighet med ตาม ...- e uygun olarak 按照,同...一致 відповідно до کے مطابق phù hợp với
3 in the order of books arranged according to their subjects. volgens حَسَب تَرْتِيب според podle i henhold til; ifølge nach ανάλογα με según; por (millegi) järgi بر حسب jonkin mukaan selon; par בְּהֶתאֵם ל- अनुक्रम sukladno vminek sorrendjében, vmi szerint menurut samkvæmt secondo; per ~によって ...(의 순서)에 따라 pagal atbilstoši mengikut volgens etter, ifølge według conforme după, în funcţie de в соответствии с podľa po prema efter ตาม ...-e göre 按...順序 згідно, відповідно до حسب theo trật tự
4 in proportion to You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done. in ooreenstemming حَسَب، بِنَاءً عَلَى според podle i henhold til nach ανάλογα με en proporción a; según (millelegi) vastavalt به نسبت jonkin mukaan selon לְפִי के अनुरूप razmjerno viszonyítva vmihez sesuai í hlutfalli við, í samræmi við secondo ~に応じて ...(의 비율)에 따라 pagal atbilstoši berdasarkan naar gelang van i samsvar med, etter według, zgodnie z em relação a în funcţie de пропорционально podľa glede na u skladu sa i den mån som, alltefter ตาม uygun olarak 根據 відповідно до, залежно від بموجب tỉ lệ với
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 dobrovolně, z vlastního popudu af egen fri vilje freiwillig με τη θέλησή μου por propia voluntad vabal tahtel بنا به خواستۀ خود vapaaehtoisesti de plein gré מִרְצוֹנוֹ הַטוֹב अपनी इच्छा से dragovoljno önszántából 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 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
with one accord
(everybody) in agreement With one accord they stood up to cheer him. soos een man بِالأجْمَاع единодушно jednomyslně i fuld enighed; alle som én einmütig ομόφωνα de 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 eenparig samstemt, alle som en zgodnie 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


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Insurrection with one accord Banded itself and woke: And Paul was about to open his mouth When Achaia's Deputy spoke
Standing on a projecting rock, he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net, which he had placed below.
My exhibition had been witnessed by several hundred lesser Martians, and they immediately broke into demands for a repetition, which the chieftain then ordered me to make; but I was both hungry and thirsty, and determined on the spot that my only method of salvation was to demand the consideration from these creatures which they evidently would not voluntarily accord.
 
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