What does the word accord mean

What does the word accord mean?

According to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language and other sources like American Heritage and Collins English Dictionary, the word accord can be used as a transitive verb or intransitive verb to mean to being into agreement, to grant or give as appropriate, to agree with, and archaically and obsoletely to arrive at an agreement or give consent. As a noun, the word accord refers to agreement, conformity, the voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act on something, or harmony, as well as a formal reaching of an agreement. The pronunciation of accord is əˈkɔrd. It is two syllables, ac-cord.

Many different languages also contain words meaning accord. You may notice that some of these translations listed below look and sound similar to the word accord. These are called cognates, which are usually formed when two words have the same language of origin such as Latin or Greek, or the same root word. The below list of translations of accord is provided by Word Sense. 

•  Japanese: 合意‎
•  Cebuano: panaghiuyon‎
•  Indonesian: sepakat‎, setuju‎
•  Polish: porozumienie‎
•  Portuguese: acordo‎ (masc.)
•  Bengali: সামঞ্জস্য‎
•  Estonian: kokkulepe‎
•  Arabic: تَفَاهُم‎ (masc.)
•  German: Übereinstimmung‎ (fem.)
•  French: entente‎ (fem.)
•  Romanian: acord‎ (neut.), înțelegere‎ (fem.)
•  Italian: accordo‎ (masc.)
•  Czech: souhlas‎ (masc.)
•  Russian: согла́сие‎ (neut.)
•  Hebrew: הסכם‎
•  Spanish: acuerdo‎ (masc.), convenio‎ (masc.)
•  Ido: akordo‎
•  Bulgarian: съгласие‎
•  Korean: 협정‎
•  Interlingua: accordo‎

How can the word accord be used in a sentence?

The word accord can be used in many different sentences in the English language. Using a word in a sentence is a great way to memorize its definition. You can also make flashcards or quizzes for yourself to memorize the meaning of the word accord. Try using this word of the day in a sentence today! Below are several examples of accord.

The editors at Harpercollins Publishers and Random house were in accord about the copyright infringement. They decided to go after the criminal together and file a suit.

He received due praise for acting of his own accord and saving the people from the building. Later, he was given the key to the city and a medal of honor from the fire department. 

The beautiful accord of light glistened over the lake. We sat in the shade and looked on with satisfaction. It was the perfect honeymoon, and we didn’t ever want it to end. Thankfully we had a whole marriage ahead of us.

The Geneva Accord ended the French-Indochinese War in 1954, bringing peace to the countries.

The Honda Accord was slapped with a lawsuit – everyone was in accord that there should be a recall. The company was furious.

Nobody in the English class could accord on whether the verb was in the past tense, past participle, or present participle. There was much debate over the simple word and tense.

The groups of people were in accord that they expected a particular kind of treatment at the hotel, not the tumultuous welcome they received when all of their baggage had been mixed up.

What is the origin of the word accord?

According to Etymonline, the word accord has been used as a verb to mean to agree or be in harmony since the early 12th century. It has been used as a noun since the late 13th century written as the Middle English accourd or acord, which come from the Old French acorde, Old French acort and Old French acorder, all meaning an agreement or to agree from the 12th century. These come from the Vulgar Latin accordare meaning to make agree, literally translating to “to be of one heart.” This comes from the Latin prefix ad meaning to and cor, the genitive cordis meaning heart. This comes from the Proto-Indo-European root kerd meaning heart. One can add the suffixes ing, ed, and ly to make the related words according, accorded, and accordingly.

What are synonyms and antonyms for accord?

There are numerous different words that have the same definition as the word accord and can be used interchangeably with it. These are called synonyms. Learning synonyms is a great way to easily expand your vocabulary and avoid repeating the same word over and over again. This list of synonyms for accord is provided by Thesaurus.

•  verifying
•  assenting
•  concurring
•  correspondence
•  accommodation
•  compromise
•  treaty
•  authorizing
•  compliance
•  good vibrations
•  agreement
•  sympathy
•  complying
•  pact
•  good vibes
•  concert
•  approving
•  granting
•   harmony
•  10-4
•  affiliation
•  arrangement
•  adjustment
•  suitableness
•  verification
•  concord
•  union
•  acknowledging
•  similarity
•  mutual understanding
•  consistency
•  bargaining
•  unanimity
•  concession
•  rapport
•  reconciliation
•  understanding
•  amity
•  concurrence
•  unison
•  congruence
•  alliance
•  congruity
•  compatibility
•  concordance
•  affinity
•  endorsing
•  ratifying
•  mediation
•  conformity
•  deal
•  accession
•  arbitration
•  okay
•  accordance
•  acceding

There are also numerous different words that have the opposite meaning of accord. These opposite words are called antonyms, which are another easy way to build your English vocabulary. This list of antonyms for the word accord is provided by Thesaurus.

•  atmospherics
•  divisiveness
•  feud
•  dissidence
•  fight
•  falling out
•  ill will
•  rupture
•  disagreement
•  quarrel
•  ill feeling
•  animosity
•  tension
•  clashing
•  contention
•  squabble
•  bickering
•  wrangle
•  conflict
•  jarring
•  misunderstanding
•  argument
•  dissent
•  clash
•  altercation
•  controversy
•  split
•  variance
•  breach
•  disunity
•  spat
•  division
•  strife
•  difference
•  discord
•  break
•  friction
•  hostility
•  hassle
•  antagonism
•  vendetta
•  disunion
•  debate
•  contest
•  discord
•  words
•  opposition
•  cross-purposes

Overall, the word accord (əˈkɔːrd) means a concurrence of opinions, harmonious union of sounds, or some formal agreement or written agreement. This word has Indo-European roots and comes from the Medieval Latin accordāre and Latin ad and stem of cor heart.

Sources:

1. accord | Origin and meaning of accord | Online Etymology Dictionary 
2. ACCORD Synonyms: 86 Synonyms & Antonyms for ACCORD | Thesaurus 
3. DISAGREEMENT Synonyms: 84 Synonyms & Antonyms for DISAGREEMENT | Thesaurus 
4. accord: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense 
5. Accord | Definition of Accord | Merriam-Webster 

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English accorden, acorden, borrowed from Old French acorder (compare modern French accord and accorder), from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin concordāre via suffix substitution (with Latin ad-), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-, and thus distantly related to English heart (via Proto-Germanic *hertô).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔɹd/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d

Noun[edit]

accord (countable and uncountable, plural accords)

1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
2. A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.

   • 17th century, Sir John Davies, The Self-Subsistence of the Soul:

     Those sweet accords are even the angels’ lays.

3. Agreement or harmony of things in general.

   the accord of light and shade in painting

4. (countable, perfumery) A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.

   • 2010 November 18, Daphna Havkin-Frenkel; Faith C. Belanger, Handbook of Vanilla Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     Oriental fragrances often incorporate an accord referred to as amber. It is a perfumery accord using vanilla, olibanum, balsamic resins, and citrus to varying degrees.

   • 2016 October 15, Valerie Ann Worwood, The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Revised and Expanded: Over 800 Natural, Nontoxic, and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty, and Safe Home and Work Environments, New World Library, →ISBN, page 450:

     Accord is the perfumer’s word for a perfume formulation that can be incorporated into any perfume calling for a particular note.

5. (law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
6. (international law) An international agreement.

   The Geneva Accord of 1954 ended the French-Indochinese War.

7. (obsolete) Assent
8. Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

   Nobody told me to do it. I did it of my own accord.

Synonyms[edit]

• (concurrence of opinion): consent, assent
• (international agreement): treaty

Derived terms[edit]

• bon-accord
• of one’s own accord
• with one accord

[edit]

• chord

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

accord (third-person singular simple present accords, present participle according, simple past and past participle accorded)

1. (transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
2. (transitive) To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.
   • 1660, Robert South, The Scribe instructed, &c.:

     all which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult, can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning

3. (intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
   • 1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, lines 9–11, page 54:

     Thy actions to thy words accord, thy words / To thy large heart give utterance due, thy heart / Conteins of good, wiſe, juſt, the perfect ſhape.

   • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

4. (intransitive) To agree in pitch and tone.
5. (transitive, law) To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.

   • 1817 December​, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 217:

     And, when the blinding tears had fallen, I saw
     That column, and those corpses, and the moon,
     And felt the poisonous tooth of hunger gnaw
     My vitals, I rejoiced, as if the boon
     Of senseless death would be accorded soon;— […]

   • 1951, United Nations, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, article 14:

     In respect of the protection of industrial property, […] a refugee shall be accorded in the country in which he has his habitual residence the same protection as is accorded to nationals of that country.

   • 2010 December 16, European Court of Human Rights, A, B and C v. Ireland‎^[1], number 25579/05, marginal 235:

     In the present case, and contrary to the Government’s submission, the Court considers that there is indeed a consensus amongst a substantial majority of the Contracting States of the Council of Europe towards allowing abortion on broader grounds than accorded under Irish law.

6. (intransitive, obsolete) To give consent.
7. (intransitive, archaic) To arrive at an agreement.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• Cradoc

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from accorder. Compare with Catalan acord.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /a.kɔʁ/

Noun[edit]

accord m (plural accords)

1. chord
2. agreement
3. permission, consent

Derived terms[edit]

• accord parfait
• accorder
• d’accord
• d’un commun accord
• désaccord

Descendants[edit]

• → Danish: akkord
• → German: Akkord
• → Norwegian Bokmål: akkord
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: akkord
• → Ottoman Turkish: اقورد‎ (akord)
  • Turkish: akor, akort
• → Swedish: ackord

Further reading[edit]

• “accord”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams[edit]

• cocard

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

accord m (plural accords)

1. (Jersey) agreement

соответствие, согласие, соглашение, предоставлять, соответствовать

существительное ↓

глагол ↓

Словосочетания

to come to accord, to reach an accord — достичь договорённости  
to accord with what has gone before — согласовываться, совпадать с тем, что было прежде  
to accord with smb.’s wishes — отвечать чьим-л. желаниям  
to accord a hearty welcome — оказать радушный прием  
to accord smb.’s request — выполнить чью-л. просьбу  
to accord / give (smb.) a reception — встретить кого-л., оказать кому-л. приём  
of one’s own accord with — быть в согласии  
the accord between smb and smb — соглашение между кем-л. и кем-л.  
in accord with smth — в соответствии с чем-л.  
international accord — международное соглашение  

Примеры с переводом

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Возможные однокоренные слова

disaccord  — разногласие, расхождение, расходиться во взглядах
accordance  — соответствие, согласие, предоставление, гармония
accordant  — созвучный, соответственный, согласный
according  — следовательно
accordion  — аккордеон, баян, гармоника

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: accord
he/she/it: accords
ing ф. (present participle): according
2-я ф. (past tense): accorded
3-я ф. (past participle): accorded

noun
ед. ч.(singular): accord
мн. ч.(plural): accords

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! ❋ Mary E. Waller (N/A)

He said this accord is an important step, the RHDP is now a reality and soon will be a single, unified party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Committee attaches importance to the fact that the accord is the result of responsible cooperation between the five signatory states. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Its in accord with to design the Stephenie Meyer film every year until 2012 during the really least. ❋ Admin (2009)

Yep, shaping the Church’s teachings «in accord with the spirit of the age.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She was trying to arrange out their own thoughts, though additionally how Li Buqing, it seems a some-more in accord with a some-more chaotic. ❋ Admin (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 10-year accord is scheduled to expire in 2016. ❋ David Kesmodel (2010)

Mr. Obama has also ordered that al Qaeda leaders are to be protected from «outrages on personal dignity» and «humiliating and degrading treatment» in accord with the Geneva Conventions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I find it in accord with all observable principles of the known universe, save one. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I wish to remind everyone that my stance on Abortion Rights for women is in accord with established law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, Barack Obama is more in accord with that teaching and with the substantial message of Caritas in Veritate than the many politically conservative Catholics who berated the University of Notre Dame and its president, Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, for inviting Obama to deliver this year’s graduation address and receive an honorary degree. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the same time, he expects other countries to act more in accord with their sentiments than their interests. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Republican party has so many core values, (none of which are in accord with mine), it is hard to say. ❋ Unknown (2010)

BELLA FIRST OF ALL, Abortion Rights for women is in accord with established law, then start with yourself! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Persons who are not in accord with the teaching of the church … ❋ Unknown (2009)

It’s a [Honda Accord]. What kind of example do you need? If you’re not familiar with [Honda] and their line of vehicles, you probably can’t [read this] anyway. ❋ Critical Error (2007)

Yo kevin [yur] gonna let me [sleep with] yur girl [rite]?, we have an accord? ❋ INdianCOnNECTION (2004)

«what you paid $50,000 on a new mercedes and it [broke down] already. that sucks,i just bought a new accord with [navigation], leather seats, front and side [air bags],and dvd. then with the other $25,000 i bought a big ass boat.» ❋ Jaytee (2005)

Germany and Japan are still bound by Accords both signed in 1945, stating that if they ever became belligerents in their respective theatres again, the allies would crush them. These Accords are still in effect.
Saddam Hussein signed an [Accord] in 1991 allowing him to retain power PROVIDED:
1.) He destroyed his WMD stockpiles and showed proof of their disposal.
2.) That he [stand down] his military arm and cease to be a threat to the gulf region
3.) That he forfeit and [disavow] all claims to Kuwait and other regions.
Said Accord trumped any other agreements that he had with such entities as the UN. When Saddam refused to comply with the Accord, Iraq was invaded (An action that was halted due to the 1991 Accord) and Saddam was removed as a leadership entity. It is interesting to note that the UN refused to enforce the Accord due to not only the UN profiting from trading with Saddam ( in violation of a [trade embargo]) but France, Russia and Australia were also found [complicit] in this action. ❋ Ironbrand (2007)

[WTF]! you [drive] an accord, [get the hell out of here]. ❋ Overseer (2005)

[Look at that] [fag] in the accord. ❋ Anon (2005)

[Accord] Driver: This car sure is sporty! I like my spoilers I put on the back, they [make it so] much better.
[Mustang Driver]: *accelerates*
Accord Driver: Wow, that thing is fast. I like my boring car though.
Mustang Driver: *waves out rear-view mirror* ❋ Mr. Opportunity (2007)

According to [Lil Wayne] if intercourse happens on [the stairs] and the female happens to get pregnant then call [the baby] step child ❋ EgGMAN (2014)

I got a 2000 Honda Accord [V-tech], and smoked a camaro,then he said that his anti-slippery system is not to good, what kind of pussy statement is that.
Your shit sucks, buy a [bimmer] or a [benzo] then you could proof your a man! Shit. ❋ Albert (2003)

«Dude, trip out on Jose’s Accord. He put chrome 20s, a body kit, 3″ drop, and some ricer altezzas on it and it still [looks like ass].»
«I just smoked [Quazz’s] 97 Accord Sedan right now in my [EP3]!» ❋ Nasty Massey (2004)