accord

American  

[uh-kawrd] / əˈkɔrd /

verb (used without object)

accords, present (3rd person singular) accorded, past participle, past according present participle

1. to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

   Synonyms:

   concur, harmonize

   Antonyms:

   conflict

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verb (used with object)

accords, present (3rd person singular) accorded, past participle, past according present participle

1. to make agree or correspond; adapt.

   Synonyms:

   reconcile

2. to grant; bestow.

   to accord due praise.

   Antonyms:

   withdraw, deny, withhold

3. Archaic. to settle; reconcile.

noun

1. proper relationship or proportion; harmony.

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

3. consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; agreement.

4. an international agreement; settlement of questions outstanding among nations.

idioms

1. of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily.

   We did the extra work of our own accord.

accord British  

/ əˈkɔːd /

noun

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

2. consent or concurrence of opinion

3. unanimously

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

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

6. voluntarily

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verb

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

2. (tr) to grant; bestow

accord More Idioms  

1. see of one's own accord.

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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

• accorder
  noun
• unaccordable
  adjective
• well-accorded
  adjective
• nonaccord
  noun
• unaccorded
  adjective
• accordable
  adjective
• preaccord
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has accorded
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have accorded
  perfect
• has been according
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• are according
  progressive
• have been according
  perfect progressive
• am according
  progressive 1st person singular
• is according
  progressive 3rd person singular
• accords
  singular 3rd person
• according
  participle

Past

• had accorded
  perfect
• had been according
  perfect progressive
• was according
  progressive singular
• were according
  progressive plural
• accorded
  participle
• accorded
  simple

Future

• will accord
  simple
• will have accorded
  perfect
• will have been according
  perfect progressive
• will be according
  progressive

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.

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

• affirm
• agree
• conform
• correspond