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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cord•ing (ə kôr′ding).USA pronunciation adj. - agreeing:according voices raised in censure.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see accord, -ing2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: according /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ adj - (followed by to) in proportion; in relation
- (followed by to) on the report (of); as stated (by)
- (followed by to) in conformity (with); in accordance (with)
- (followed by as) depending (on whether)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cord /əˈkɔrd/USA pronunciation v. - [~ + with + object] to agree: Refunding money without a receipt doesn't accord with company policy.
- to grant;
bestow:[~ + object + object]They accorded the president great honor. n. [countable] - an agreement, esp. an international agreement:an accord banning nuclear weapons in space.
Idioms- Idioms in accord with, [~ + object] in agreement or harmony with: That promotion was in accord with the manager's wishes.
- Idioms of one's own accord, voluntarily or willingly:She did the extra work of her own accord.
- Idioms with one accord, with everyone in agreement:They stood and with one accord sang the old hymn.
See -cord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cord (ə kôrd′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to be in agreement or harmony;
agree. v.t. - to make agree or correspond;
adapt. - to grant;
bestow:to accord due praise. - [Archaic.]to settle;
reconcile. n. - proper relationship or proportion;
harmony. - a harmonious union of sounds, colors, etc.
- consent or concurrence of opinions or wills;
agreement. - an international agreement;
settlement of questions outstanding among nations. - of one's own accord, without being asked or told;
voluntarily:We did the extra work of our own accord.
- Vulgar Latin *accordāre, equivalent. to Latin ac- ac- + cord- heart, mind; see cordial, heart
- Old French acorder
- Middle English ac(c)corden, late Old English acordan 1100–50
ac•cord′a•ble, adj. ac•cord′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harmonize, concur. See correspond.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reconcile.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conflict.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged withhold, deny; withdraw.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: accord /əˈkɔːd/ n - agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with)
- consent or concurrence of opinion
- with one accord ⇒ unanimously
- pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony
- of one's own accord ⇒ voluntarily
vb - to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
- (transitive) to grant; bestow
Etymology: 12th Century: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart |