Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.

    to accede to a request

    stattgeben, zustimmen, einwilligen

    соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].

    the house of Hanover acceded to the English throne

    antreten, besteigen

    вступа́тьvstupátʹ

  3. (intransitive)To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].

    to accede to the European Union

    beitreten, Mitglied werden, anschließen

    to agree or express agreement

  4. (archaic, intransitive)To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

  5. (archaic, intransitive)To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.

    beitreten, anschließen

    присоединя́тьсяprisojedinjátʹsja

    приє́днуватисяpryjédnuvatysja, приєдна́тисяpryjednátysja

Examples

6 sentences
  1. She willingly acceded to my request.

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  2. The prince acceded to the throne.

    ruПринц вступил на престол.

    deDer Prinz bestieg den Thron.

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  3. He acceded to the office.

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  4. He acceded to my proposal.

    deEr hat in meinen Vorschlag eingewilligt.

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  5. She acceded to our demands.

    ruОна присоединилась к нашим требованиям.

    deSie hat unseren Forderungen nachgegeben.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to join a group:
Русский
By meaning 3
to agree to a proposal or view:
to enter upon an office or dignity:
to join a group:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to agree to a proposal or view:
to enter upon an office or dignity:
to become a party to an agreement or a treaty:

Origin

First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdō (

First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English acceden, from Latin accēdō (“approach, accede”), formed from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”) (English cede). Compare French accéder. Unrelated to ascend, aside from the common ad prefix.

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Forms

accedes, acceding, acceded, acceded
Base formaccede · to accede
3rd person singularaccedes
Present participleacceding
Past simpleacceded
Past participleacceded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccede
he, she, itaccedes

Past simpleLesson

all personsacceded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave acceded
he, she, ithas acceded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill accede

Synonyms

21 synonyms

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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