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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryac·cord I \ə-ˈkȯrd\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French acorder, from Vulgar Latin *accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart DATE 12th centurytransitive verb1. to bring into agreement : reconcile2. to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earnedintransitive verb1. archaic : to arrive at an agreement2. obsolete : to give consent3. to be consistent or in harmony : agree — usually used with with a theory that accords with the known factsSynonyms: see grant II noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French acord, from acorder DATE 14th century1. a. agreement, conformity acted in accord with the company's policy b. a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty2. balanced interrelationship : harmony3. obsolete : assent4. voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act gave generously of their own accordEnglish Etymologyaccord accord (v.) early 12c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. acorder (12c.), from V.L.*accordare "make agree," lit. "be of one heart," from L. ad- "to" + cor (gen. cordis) "heart" (see heart). The noun was M.E.accourd, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. acord, a back-formation from acorder.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7accordac·cord / E5kC:d; NAmE E5kC:rd / noun a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc. 协议；条约: The two sides signed a peace accord last July. 在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。 IDIOMS ▪ in accord (with sth / sb) (formal) in agreement with 与…一致(或相符合): This action would not be in accord with our policy. 这一行动不会符合我们的方针。 ▪ of your own ac'cord without being asked, forced or helped 自愿地；主动地: He came back of his own accord. 他主动回来了。 The symptoms will clear up of their own accord. 症状将会自行消失。 ▪ with 7one ac'cord (BrE, formal) if people do sth with one accord, they do it at the same time, because they agree with each other 全体一致；一致地verb(formal) 1. ~ sth to sb / sth | ~ sb / sth sth to give sb / sth authority, status or a particular type of treatment 给予,赠予,授予(权力、地位、某种待遇) ▪ [VN VNN] Our society accords great importance to the family. 我们的社会赋予家庭以十分重要的地位。 Our society accords the family great importance. 我们的社会赋予家庭以十分重要的地位。 2. [V] ~ (with sth) to agree with or match sth (与…)一致,符合,配合: These results accord closely with our predictions. 这些结果和我们的预测相当一致。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishaccord noun ADJ. draft | peace, trade VERB + ACCORD draw up, negotiate, reach A peace accord was reached on 26 March. | endorse, ratify, sign PREP. ~ between a trade accord between Europe and the United States | ~ on an accord on environmental protection | ~ with They signed a trade accord with the Americans. OLTaccord noun⇨ contract (a peace accord)⇨ in accord ⇨ agreement 2accord verb⇨ give 1Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedac·cordI. \əˈkȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d also aˈ-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English accorden, acorden, from Old French acorder, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin accordare, from Latin ad- + cord-, cor heart — more at hearttransitive verb1. : to bring into agreement : reconcile, harmonize < the scientists' conclusions seem contradictory but can be accorded by calm reasoning >2. a. : to grant as suitable or proper : render as due < parents have rights which are not accorded to strangers or neighbors — A.I.Melden > < formerly, historians accorded to “justice” less than its due place — J.G.Edwards > b. : allow, concede < the law accords them favored status > < he decided to accord himself the delight of breaking the news — P.B.Kyne > c. : award < the President accorded him an honorary title > d. : allot < in spite of the injustices accorded him >intransitive verb1. archaic : to arrive at an agreement : come to terms < proceed as we accorded before dinner — Sir Walter Scott >— often used with with < the Queen accorded with this view of the matter — Thomas Carlyle >2. obsolete : to give consent — used with to < you to his love must accord — Shakespeare >3. : to be in harmony : be consistent — usually used with with < find whether or not the treatment which they have received accords with freedom of speech — Zechariah Chafee b.1885 >Synonyms: see agree, grantII. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English accord, acord, from Old French acort, acorde, from acorder1. a. : agreement (as in opinion, will, or action) < engineers have reached a certain accord in regard to ethical principles — H.A.Wagner > : conformity < scholars studying human languages in accord with accepted scientific principles — H.R.Warfel > b. : a formal act of agreement : reconciliation, understanding, treaty < the Munich accord > c. : an agreement between parties in controversy by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated and which when executed bars a lawsuit2. : balanced interrelationship (as of ideas, dimensions, colors, or musical tones) : proportion, harmony < a persuasive accord in his arguments > < the gentle accord of rolling plains > < the accord of voices >3. obsolete : assent < this gentle and unforc'd accord of Hamlet sits smiling to my heart — Shakespeare >4. : voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act : completely free or unprompted will to act < they gave generously of their own accord >•- with one accord

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