accord
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
idioms
noun
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agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with )
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consent or concurrence of opinion
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unanimously
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pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony
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a settlement of differences, as between nations; compromise
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voluntarily
verb
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to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
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(tr) to grant; bestow
Usage
What does accord mean? To accord is to agree or be in harmony with someone or something. Accord is usually used formally to mean to work together. It is often used in official decrees, analysis of public figures, and governmental affairs. Related to this, an accord is an agreement. In particular when nations agree to something, we often say they have reached an accord, as with the Paris Climate Accords. To accord can also mean to grant or bestow. Oftentimes an item that is accorded is something that will strengthen a relationship or agreement, as with according someone praise or forgiveness. Example: Failure to reach an accord will mean the battle will continue for years to come.
Synonym Usage
See correspond.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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accordernoun
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unaccordableadjective
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well-accordedadjective
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nonaccordnoun
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unaccordedadjective
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accordableadjective
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preaccordnoun
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has accordedperfect 3rd person singular
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have accordedperfect
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has been accordingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are accordingprogressive
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have been accordingperfect progressive
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am accordingprogressive 1st person singular
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is accordingprogressive 3rd person singular
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accordssingular 3rd person
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accordingparticiple
Past
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had accordedperfect
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had been accordingperfect progressive
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was accordingprogressive singular
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were accordingprogressive plural
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accordedparticiple
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accordedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of accord
First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English a(c)corden, late Old English acordan, from Old French acorder, from Vulgar Latin accordāre (unrecorded), from Latin ac- ac- + cor (stem cord- ) “heart” ( see cordial); see also heart
Explanation
An accord is an agreement between groups or even nations, like a formal peace accord that prevents war or the accord between you and your sister specifying who gets to use the car on which days. Accord is an agreeable word. If you and your best friend are always in accord, you agree about everything. And if you do something of your own accord, you do it without prompting from someone else. As a verb, accord means to be in harmony or agreement, or to allow. Perhaps your enhanced vocabulary will accord you, or allow you, a better understanding of language.
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Example Sentences
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The home was the winter residence of missionaries who supported the civil rights movement, who opened the house to King, according to information from ACCORD.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021
ACCORD: The tenth generation of the Accord sedan gets more coupe-like styling and its first-ever turbocharged engines.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2017
ACCORD, which has branches in Perryton and in Pampa, Texas, is made up of about 150 concerned citizens-including longtime area farmers and ranchers-who can't stand the smell and are worried about groundwater contamination.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We're small compared with the chambers of commerce and economic development groups that welcome the CAFOs," says Donnie Dendy, who farms at Waka and is one of the founders of ACCORD.
From Time Magazine Archive
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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