Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Agreement of opinion, will, or action.

    Übereinstimmung, Einvernehmen, Übereinkommen

    согла́сиеsoglásije

    зго́даzhóda

    concurrence of opinion

  2. (countable, uncountable)Agreement in pitch and tone; harmony, musical concord.

    Akkord, Abstimmung, Einklang

    акко́рдakkórd, гармо́нияgarmónija, согла́сиеsoglásije

    ако́рдakórd, гармо́ніяharmónija, гармо́ніяharmónija

  3. (countable, uncountable)Agreement or harmony of things in general.

    the accord of light and shade in painting

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

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

  6. (countable, uncountable)An international agreement.

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

  7. (countable, uncountable)Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

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

Examples

768 sentences
  1. It all went according to plan.

    Всі пройшло згідно з планом. — deniko

  2. I'll do it according to your instructions.

    Я це зроблю згідно із вашими інструкціями. — deniko

    ruЯ это сделаю согласно вашим инструкциям. — shanghainese

    deIch mache es nach deinen Anweisungen. — Zaghawa

  3. According to her, he isn't coming.

    Згідно її слів, він не прийде. — deniko

    ruПо её словам, он не придёт. — sharptoothed

    deIhr zufolge kommt er nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. According to Tom, Mary killed herself.

    Згідно слів Тома, Мері наклала на себе руки. — deniko

    ruПо словам Тома, Мэри покончила с собой. — marafon

    deTom zufolge hat sich Maria selbst getötet. — Esperantostern

  5. According to Tom, Mary committed suicide.

    Згідно слів Тома, Мері наклала на себе руки. — deniko

    ruПо словам Тома, Мэри покончила с собой. — marafon

    deTom zufolge verübte Maria Selbstmord. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
agreement or concurrence of opinion:
harmony of sounds:
Русский
By meaning 2
agreement or concurrence of opinion:
harmony of sounds:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
agreement or concurrence of opinion:
harmony of sounds:
agreement, harmony, or just correspondence:

Origin

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

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Forms

plural: accords
Singularaccord
Pluralaccords

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
concurrence of opinion:consentB2assent
international agreement:treatyB2
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • according according to
  • according according
  • went according according

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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