accord

CEFRC1

/əˈkɔːd/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official agreement between people, groups, or countries.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone or something a particular status or treatment.

Examples

  • Students came of their own accord to help the villagers.

  • We hope to come to an accord with them about arms reduction.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.

  2. Agreement or harmony of things in general.

  3. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.

More examples

In context

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

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

  • the accord of light and shade in painting

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The two countries signed a peace blank to end decades of conflict.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

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