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- Dictionaryaccord/əˈkɔːd/
verb
- 1. give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition): "the powers accorded to the head of state" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a concept or fact) be harmonious or consistent with: "his views accorded well with those of Merivale" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an official agreement or treaty: "opposition groups refused to sign the accord" Similar
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The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
1. Agreement; harmony: act in accord with university policies. 2. A settlement or compromise between conflicting parties: The strikers and the owners reached an accord. 3. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action: The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.
Synonyms for ACCORD: coincide, correspond, conform, agree, fit, harmonize, comport, sort; Antonyms of ACCORD: differ (from), disagree (with), contradict, dispute, conflict, nullify, negate, gainsay.
ACCORD definition: 1. (a formal) agreement: 2. If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked…. Learn more.
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.
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.
noun. 1. agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with) 2. consent or concurrence of opinion. 3. See with one accord. 4. pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony.
ACCORD meaning: 1. (a formal) agreement: 2. If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked…. Learn more.
verb. accorded, according, accords. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate. Accorded the president the proper deference. American Heritage. To make agree or harmonize; reconcile. Webster's New World. To be in agreement or harmony ( with) Webster's New World.
Definition of accord verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
