accord

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
2. (countable, uncountable) A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
3. (countable, uncountable) Agreement or harmony of things in general.
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.
7. (countable, uncountable) Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

Verb

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.
3. (intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.
4. (intransitive) To agree in pitch and tone.
5. (transitive) To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To give consent.
7. (archaic, intransitive) To arrive at an agreement.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkɔːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: accorden

Cognate with English: heart

In summary

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

Synonyms

agreement

harmony

concord

accordance

grant

agree

harmonize

concurrence

give

pact

allow

consent

admit

afford

confer

concur

bestow

correspond

consonance

permit

unity

deal

conformity

accommodation

tally

unison

concordance

approval

coincide

treaty

harmonise

fit together

impart

arrangement

match

provide

administer

yield

allot

acquiescence

fit in

assent

peace

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compact

consort

jibe

chord

conform

let

settlement