Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate.
- intransitive verb Archaic To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
- intransitive verb To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. synonym: correspond.
- noun Agreement; harmony.
- noun A settlement or compromise between conflicting parties.
- noun Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To agree; be in correspondence or harmony.
- To make an agreement; come to an understanding.
- To make to agree or correspond; adapt, as one thing to another.
- To bring to an agreement or a settlement; settle, adjust, or compose; reconcile: as, to
accord controversies. - To grant; give; concede: as, to
accord due praise to any one. - noun Agreement; harmony of minds; consent or concurrence of opinions or wills; assent.
- noun A union of different sounds which is agreeable to the ear; concord; harmony.
- noun Agreement; just correspondence of things; harmony of relation: as, the accord of light and shade in painting.
- noun Will; voluntary or spontaneous impulse or act; unaided action or operation: preceded by own.
- noun Adjustment of a difference; reconciliation: as, the mediator of an accord.
- noun Specifically, in law, an agreement which is made between parties for the settlement of a liability or controversy, and which, when executed, that is, carried into effect, is termed an accord and satisfaction, and bars or terminates a suit; a private extra-judicial agreement or arrangement.
- noun In music, same as
chord . - noun Milit., the conditions under which a fortress or command of troops is surrendered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.
- noun Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord.
- noun Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things.
- noun Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by
own . - noun (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit.
- noun with unanimity.
- transitive verb rare To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by
to . - transitive verb To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things.
- transitive verb To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award.
- intransitive verb To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by
with , formerly also byto . - intransitive verb To agree in pitch and tone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Agreement or
concurrence of opinion, will, or action. - noun A
harmony in sound,pitch andtone ;concord . - noun Agreement or harmony of things in general.
- noun law An agreement between parties in
controversy , by which satisfaction for an injury isstipulated , and which, whenexecuted , prevents a lawsuit. - noun international law An international agreement.
- noun obsolete
Assent - noun Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.
- verb transitive To make to agree or
correspond ; to suit one thing to another; toadjust . - verb transitive To bring (people) to an agreement; to
reconcile , settle, adjust orharmonize . - verb intransitive To agree or
correspond ; to be in harmony. - verb intransitive To agree in pitch and tone.
- verb transitive, dated, law To
grant as suitable or proper; toconcede oraward . - verb intransitive, obsolete To give consent.
- verb intransitive, archaic To arrive at an agreement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- noun sympathetic compatibility
- verb go together
- noun concurrence of opinion
- noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
- verb allow to have
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Champ an 'stick up for him too; he's good blood, an' ef he did go under for a spell, he ain't no worse 'n the rest, nor half ez bad; for Champ went in _of his own accord -- of his own accord_, "he repeated significantly," an' don't you forget thet, Aileen!
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He said this accord is an important step, the RHDP is now a reality and soon will be a single, unified party.
Ivorian Opposition Candidates Have Shared Plan for Government 2010
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The Committee attaches importance to the fact that the accord is the result of responsible cooperation between the five signatory states.
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But, this thinking is not in accord with the mind of the Church and fails to understand how the actions of the liturgy connect to doctrine and pass on the Faith; it also fails to recognize the importance of the experiential aspect of human learning.
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Now that the new translation of the Missale Romanum is almost complete, ICEL will be moving on to new translation projects (for example, the texts for the other sacraments) and will continue to work in accord with Liturgiam Authenticam.
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At the same time, he expects other countries to act more in accord with their sentiments than their interests.
Elections 2006/2008 2009
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You guys demanded NOT ONLY that he turn things around on a dime, but that he also do it in accord with your own twisted values.
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The Republican party has so many core values, (none of which are in accord with mine), it is hard to say.
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I find it in accord with all observable principles of the known universe, save one.
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I find it in accord with all observable principles of the known universe, save one.
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