accord

B1
Pronunciation
/əˈkɔːd/
/ə.ˈkɔɹd/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.

2 Definition

A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.

3 Definition

Agreement or harmony of things in general.

Example Sentences
  • the accord of light and shade in painting
4 Definition

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

5 Definition

An international agreement.

Example Sentences
  • The Geneva Accord of 1954 ended the French-Indochinese War.
6 Definition

Assent

7 Definition

Voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act.

Example Sentences
  • Nobody told me to do it. I did it of my own accord.
Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

2 Definition

To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize.

3 Definition

To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.

4 Definition

To agree in pitch and tone.

5 Definition

To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.

6 Definition

To give consent.

7 Definition

To arrive at an agreement.