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accord

If you do something of your own accord, you do it freely and because you want to do it.

She knew they would leave of their own accord.

Be careful
You must use ‘own’ in sentences like these. You do not say, for example, ‘She had gone of her accord’.

Be careful
You also do not say that someone does something ‘on’ their own accord.

Forum discussions with the word(s) "accord" in the title:

(by, of) one's accord - English Only forum
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accord is given to the key stakeholders - English Only forum
accord something the same importance as... - English Only forum
accord the boundary - English Only forum
accord with - English Only forum
Accord with - Phrasal verb - English Only forum
accord, agree, concur - English Only forum
blue sea wave accord - English Only forum
but that a binding global accord is ... - English Only forum
But the chronological appearance of the senses here does not accord with their original development; - English Only forum
did well accord with death, as life - English Only forum
Don't drive my car of your own accord. - English Only forum
door opened by/of its own accord. - English Only forum
given up for the Accord - English Only forum
given with one accord to a woman to do - English Only forum
good work sells itself on its own accord - English Only forum
grant, accord or furnish a chance - English Only forum
I would accord a peer's daughter, if about to marry her - English Only forum
in accord - English Only forum
in accord with, conform with, correspond with - English Only forum
in accord with/corresponding with her parents' wishes - English Only forum
in accordance with= in accord w/= agree with - English Only forum
Inversion: "Of my own accord, I cleaned my room." - English Only forum
make your prayers accord with God's will and heard by... - English Only forum
mutual movement while in accord - English Only forum
of being in accord with fact or reality - English Only forum
of one's own accord/offer/volunteer - English Only forum
of their own accord - English Only forum
on his own initiative / of his own accord - English Only forum
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