Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense accords, present participle according, past tense, past participle accorded
1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
2. verb
If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act towards you or treat you in that way.
[formal]
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome. [beVERB-ed noun]
The government accorded him the rank of Colonel. [VERB noun noun]
The treatment accorded to a United Nations official was little short of insulting. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun + to]
Synonyms: grant, give, award, render More Synonyms of accord
3. verb
If one fact, idea, or condition accords with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them.
[formal]
Such an approach accords with the principles of socialist ideology. [VERB + with]
...scientific evidence that did not fully accord with the facts uncovered by thepolice. [VERBwith noun]
4. See also according to
5.
See in accord
6.
See of it own accord
7.
See of one's own accord
8.
See with one accord
More Synonyms of accord
accord in British English
(əˈkɔːd)
noun
1.
agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with)
2.
consent or concurrence of opinion
3. with one accord
4.
pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony
5.
a settlement of differences, as between nations; compromise
6. of one's own accord
verb
7.
to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
8. (transitive)
to grant; bestow
Derived forms
accordable (acˈcordable)
adjective
accorder (acˈcorder)
noun
Word origin
C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart
accord in American English
(əˈkɔrd)
verb transitive
1.
to make agree or harmonize; reconcile
2.
to grant or concede; bestow
verb intransitive
3.
to be in agreement or harmony (with)
noun
4.
mutual agreement; harmony
5.
an informal agreement, as between countries
6.
harmony of sound, color, etc.
7. Obsolete
consent; permission
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈgree
Idioms:
of one's own accord
with one accord
Word origin
ME acorden < OFr acorder < VL *accordare < L ad-, to + cor (gen. cordis), heart
Examples of 'accord' in a sentence
accord
Then rank each win according to the quality of the opposition.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was the only narrow squeak in a race that went according to plan yet again.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The allegation is unfounded, according to police.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are not at war but Colombia still does not have a peace accord.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Choir membership appears to boost mental health, according to some research.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It ought to be a bit more diverse in its religious broadcasting, according to one of its top brass.
The Sun (2016)
Farmers have watched their crops fail and according to the government the shortages have caused nearly 700 million of agricultural losses this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Well, it is according to new research, which shows that women ask for pay rises just as often as men.
The Sun (2016)
Things did not always go according to plan.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
None of these comments was made before the peace accords went into effect.
Hoff, Joan Nixon Reconsidered (1994)
Various other allowances were paid to the staff according to their rank.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
Treatment varies according to the underlying cause.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
Each had adopted a way of life according to their personality.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The two are not always in accord.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
It is the first time that schools have been ranked according to their account balances.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The treatment accorded him by evangelicals gives no indication that their minds or their hearts were open.
Christianity Today (2000)
Will the initial capital investment stretch far enough to keep the new company going according to its original plan?
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
Reference checks vary in nature according to the kinds of questions asked and the persons to whom they are directed.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Not according to some police forces.
The Sun (2009)
Construction will be completed by August according to organisers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Britain already has the toughest bonus regime in the world, according to the association.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet according to a recent survey 7 per cent of health care expenditure is on alternative medicine.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
The attackers have not been identified and their motives were unclear, according to police.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
According to one theory, the incurable disease might be linked to pesticides used on football pitches.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Ireland's politicians to work together is exhausting the patience of those who voted for the peace accord.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There were headings for volume of production in cost and kind divided according to ministries, departments and republics.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
Now there are fewer than 43,000, according to the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These lead vocals are accompanied by backing vocals according to the arrangement and the nature of the song,' dan.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
accord
British English: accord NOUN
An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
American English: accord
Brazilian Portuguese: tratado
Chinese: 协议
European Spanish: acuerdo
French: accord
German: Abkommen
Italian: accordo
Japanese: 合意
Korean: 협정
European Portuguese: tratado
Latin American Spanish: acuerdo
All related terms of 'accord'
in accord
If one person, action, or fact is in accord with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them. You can also say that two people or things are in accord .
peace accord
an official agreement to come to peace or end conflict
Meech Lake Accord
the agreement reached in 1987 at Meech Lake, Quebec , at a Canadian federal-provincial conference that accepted Quebec's conditions for signing the Constitution Act of 1982. The Accord lapsed when the legislatures of two provinces, Newfoundland and Quebec, failed to ratify it by the deadline of June 23, 1990
of it own accord
If something happens of its own accord , it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
with one accord
If a number of people do something with one accord , they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done.
of its own accord
If something happens of its own accord , it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
of one's own accord
If you do something of your own accord , you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced .
Chinese translation of 'accord'
accord
(əˈkɔːd)
n(c)
(= agreement, treaty) 协(協)议(議) (xiéyì) (份, fèn)
⇒ the 1991 peace accord1991年和平协议 (yījiǔjiǔyī nián hépíng xiéyì)
vt
(frm, = grant) 授予 (shòuyǔ)
vi
to accord with sth (frm, = correspond) 和某事相符 (hé mǒushì xiāngfú)
of its own accord (= by itself) 自行地 (zìxíng de)
of one's own accord (= voluntarily) 自愿(願)地 (zìyuàn de)