accord

[ uh-kawrd ]
/ əˈkɔrd /
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verb (used without object)

to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

verb (used with object)

noun

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Idioms for accord

    of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily: We did the extra work of our own accord.

Origin of accord

1100–50; Middle English ac(c)corden, late Old English acordan < Old French acorder < Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart

synonym study for accord

1. See correspond.

OTHER WORDS FROM accord

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accord

accord afford

Words nearby accord

accompanyist, accomplice, accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment, accord, accordance, accordant, accordatura, according, according as
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Words related to accorded

bestow, confer, give, conform, affirm, agree, correspond, vouchsafe, accede, acquiesce, render, concede, admit, award, allow, tender, endow, present, square, concur

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British Dictionary definitions for accorded

accord
/ (əˈkɔːd) /

noun

verb

to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
(tr) to grant; bestow

Derived forms of accord

accordable, adjectiveaccorder, noun

Word Origin for accord

C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart
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Idioms and Phrases with accorded

accord

see of one's own accord.

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