English Explanatory Dictionary

accord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
Agreement or harmony of things in general.
A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.
An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
An international agreement.
Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
To agree in pitch and tone.
To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
To give consent.
To arrive at an agreement.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɔːd/ /əˈkɔɹd/ en-us-accord.ogg en-au-accord.ogg

Word forms

accord accords according accorded

Etymology

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

Synonyms

consent assent treaty sit agree render

Related words

bon-accord chord

Derived words

in accord of one's own accord with one accord accordance accordant according accordingly accordment accord with defence accord reaccord unaccorded

Translations

Belarusian: ако́рд Belarusian: гармо́нія Bengali: সামঞ্জস্য Bulgarian: ако́рд Bulgarian: хармо́ния Bulgarian: съгла́сие Bulgarian: мир Dutch: akkoord Finnish: harmonia German: Akkord German: Abstimmung German: Einklang German: Harmonie German: Übereinstimmung Hindi: समझौता Korean: 일치 Polish: akord Russian: акко́рд Russian: гармо́ния Russian: согла́сие Ukrainian: ако́рд Ukrainian: гармо́нія Macedonian: согласност

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