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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.

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[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.]

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ac·corder n.

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according

Adverb

1. according to

a. as stated by: according to her, they were once engaged

b. in conformity with: work hours varied according to the tides

2. according as depending on whether

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	according - (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with; "according to instructions" accordant - being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
	2.	according - (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to historians" reported - made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account; "his reported opinion"; "the reported findings"

Translations

according [əˈkɔːdɪŋ]: according to prep → según (= in accordance with); conforme a;

it went according to plan → salió según lo previsto

according [əˈkɔːdɪŋ] accord;

according to prep → selon;

according to plan → comme prévu

according [əˈkɔːdɪŋ] accord prep according to → zufolge +dat;

according to plan accord → wie geplant

according [əˈkɔːdɪŋ]: according to prep → secondo;

it went according to plan → è andata secondo il previsto