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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•cord /əˈkɔrd/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. [~ + with + object] to agree: Refunding money without a receipt doesn't accord with company policy.
  2. to grant;
    bestow:[~ + object + object]They accorded the president great honor.

n. [countable]
  1. an agreement, esp. an international agreement:an accord banning nuclear weapons in space.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in accord with, [~ + object] in agreement or harmony with: That promotion was in accord with the manager's wishes.
  2. Idioms of one's own accord, voluntarily or willingly:She did the extra work of her own accord.
  3. Idioms with one accord, with everyone in agreement:They stood and with one accord sang the old hymn.

See -cord-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•cord  (ə kôrd′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to be in agreement or harmony;
    agree.

v.t. 
  1. to make agree or correspond;
    adapt.
  2. to grant;
    bestow:to accord due praise.
  3. [Archaic.]to settle;
    reconcile.

n. 
  1. proper relationship or proportion;
    harmony.
  2. a harmonious union of sounds, colors, etc.
  3. consent or concurrence of opinions or wills;
    agreement.
  4. an international agreement;
    settlement of questions outstanding among nations.
  5. 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′a•ble, adj. 
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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
accord / əˈkɔːd/
  1. agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with)
  2. consent or concurrence of opinion
  3. with one accord ⇒ unanimously
  4. pleasing relationship between sounds, colours, etc; harmony
  5. of one's own accord ⇒ voluntarily
  1. to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
  2. (transitive) to grant; bestow
Etymology: 12th Century: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart
'in accord with' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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