- (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 © 2025
ac•cord /əˈkɔrd/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
See -cord-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [~ + 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 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-.
ac•cord•ing
(ə kôr′ding).USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- agreeing:according voices raised in censure.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see accord, -ing2
ac•cord
(ə kôrd′),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
ac•cord′a•ble, adj.
ac•cord′er, n.
- 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′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.
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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
to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement - (transitive)
to grant; bestow
'according to legend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):