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# accord

«accord» in Mova's school dictionary: **an official agreement between countries or groups** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an accord, accords; accord); verb (accord, accords, accorded, according — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An accord is an official agreement between countries or groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#m1)

2) «Of your own accord» means doing something by your own choice, without being told. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#m2)

3) «In accord with» means agreeing with or matching something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#m3)

4) (formal) To accord someone something is to give it to them, like respect or a welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#m4)

5) «According to» means as said by someone or as shown by something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, countries sign peace accords. In everyday life, a child who tidies up «of their own accord» does it without being asked. In maths, «according to the table» means use the numbers in the table. Phrases: of your own accord, peace accord, in accord with, according to, with one accord.

### examples

- He tidied his room of his own accord. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x1)
- The two countries signed a peace accord. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x2)
- According to the chart, 12 pupils like football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x3)
- The door seemed to open of its own accord. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x4)
- The visitors were accorded a warm welcome. (formal) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x5)
- With one accord, the crowd stood and cheered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x6)
- According to the weather forecast, it will rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x7)
- Thank him according to our customs, Mowgli.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/#x8)

### note

The most common use is in «according to» and «of your own accord». «Accord» the verb is formal. Do not confuse with «a chord» (musical notes) or «cord» (string). In maths problems, «according to» points to where the data comes from.

### In the corpora

- [Toad puffs up: «I'm not really clever, according to my friends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/32/)
- [Mary said yes to God: «Let it be to me according to your word».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/12-the-birth-of-jesus/6/)
- [Fairness means treating people without favourites, equally or according to what they need or deserve.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness/10/)
- [Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.171/)
- [And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.176/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «accord» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accord/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.