accord

[ uh-kawrd ]

verb (used without object)

1. to be in agreement or harmony; agree.

   Synonyms: concur, harmonize

   Antonyms: conflict

verb (used with object)

1. to make agree or correspond; adapt.

   Synonyms: reconcile

2. to grant; bestow:

   to accord due praise.

   Antonyms: withdraw, deny, withhold

3. Archaic. to settle; reconcile.

noun

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.

accord

/ əˈkɔːd /

noun

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. a settlement of differences, as between nations; compromise
6. of one's own accord
   voluntarily

verb

1. to be or cause to be in harmony or agreement
2. tr to grant; bestow

Derived Forms

• acˈcorder, noun
• acˈcordable, adjective

Other Words From

• ac·cord·a·ble adjective
• ac·cord·er noun
• non·ac·cord noun
• pre·ac·cord noun verb (used without object)
• un·ac·cord·a·ble adjective
• un·ac·cord·ed adjective
• well-ac·cord·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accord¹

First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English a(c)corden, late Old English acordan, from Old French acorder, from Vulgar Latin accordāre (unrecorded), from Latin ac- ac- + cor (stem cord- ) “heart” ( cordial ); heart

Word History and Origins

Origin of accord¹

C12: via Old French from Latin ad- to + cord-, stem of cor heart

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. of one's own accord, without being asked or told; voluntarily:

   We did the extra work of our own accord.

More idioms and phrases containing accord

see of one's own accord .

Synonym Study

See correspond.

Example Sentences

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods has a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Do not pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.

From Salon

The UK government says the accord, which it hopes to ratify next year, will end legal uncertainty over the islands following international rulings backing Mauritian claims to sovereignty.

From BBC

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel, who left government two months before negotiations began under Rishi Sunak, said the accord would "give away a key strategic asset" in the Indian Ocean.

From BBC

That means humanity has passed a critical threshold established in 2015 in the Paris climate accord.

From Salon

During his first stint in office, Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement, the 2016 international climate accord that guides the actions of more than 195 countries; rolled back 100-plus environmental rules; and opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.

From Salon

Related Words

• affirm
• agree
• conform
• correspond