accord
/əˈkɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · [əkˈɔrd] /əˈkɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [əkˈɔrd] /ə-ˈkȯrd/ (ame, mw)
accord — verb
- accordpresent simple I / you / we / they
- accords3rd person singular
- according-ing form
- accordedpast simple
1. to formally give someone the respect, recognition, status, or rights that they d
to formally give someone the respect, recognition, status, or rights that they deserve; to treat someone with special consideration because of their position or achievements
The Nobel committee accorded Sirin the prize for her groundbreaking work in chemistry.
accord + someone + something (double object)
Paloma was accorded the title of Professor Emeritus after forty years of teaching.
passive: be accorded something
The tribal elders accorded Amani the privilege of leading the harvest ceremony.
The Indian constitution accords every citizen the fundamental right to practise their religion freely.
The headmistress accorded the students an extra holiday for their excellent exam results.
- withhold
deliberately refuse to give what might be expected or due
文法句型
accord someone something
accord something to someone
be accorded something
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be accorded something). This sense is formal and typical of written or official language. The double-object pattern (accord someone something) and the prepositional pattern (accord something to someone) are both common.
常見錯誤
2. to match or be consistent with something else, so that there is no contradiction
to match or be consistent with something else, so that there is no contradiction or difference between two or more accounts, facts, or ideas
Folake's description of the robbery did not accord with the security guard's statement.
negative: does not accord with
The company's new environmental policy accords with the government's latest regulations.
Otis's calm explanation accorded well with the facts presented by the defence lawyer.
Historians note that the three eyewitness accounts accord on the key moments of the night the factory fire started.
Her daily lifestyle accords perfectly with her principles of simplicity and reuse.
- agree
less formal and far more common; 'agree with' covers the same meaning but is suitable for everyday speech
- match
more concrete; used for physical objects or visible characteristics
- correspond
similar formality; emphasises a structured one-to-one relationship between two things
- contradict
be in direct opposition to; the strongest form of not according
- conflict
be incompatible; often used for interests, dates, or schedules
文法句型
accord with something
accord well/perfectly with something
do/does not accord with something
用法筆記
Subject is typically an account, report, description, action, or belief. The object of 'with' is usually a fact, standard, principle, or another account. This sense is common in formal, analytical, and academic writing.
常見錯誤
3. to take separate ideas, beliefs, accounts, or systems and actively resolve their
to take separate ideas, beliefs, accounts, or systems and actively resolve their specific differences, making them compatible with each other
The judge tried to accord the witness statements with the physical evidence.
accord + object + with + object
Dahlia struggled to accord her night-shift nursing job with raising twin boys as a single mother.
The audit team spent a full week trying to accord the warehouse inventory records with the supplier's latest shipping logs.
The school board met twice to accord the proposed history curriculum with the updated state education standards.
文法句型
accord + something + with + something
用法筆記
Use this sense when someone intentionally works to make things agree (e.g. reconciling accounts, harmonising rules). Use sense 2 (BE IN HARMONY) to describe an existing state of consistency between two things. If you can replace 'accord' with 'reconcile' or 'harmonise', this is the right sense.
常見錯誤
4. to come to a shared agreement on a specific matter after discussion, negotiation
to come to a shared agreement on a specific matter after discussion, negotiation, or debate, particularly when the parties involved had previously held different views
On oil drilling rights in the disputed waters, the two countries finally accorded after months of tense talks.
accord + on + topic
Without the chairperson's steady guidance, the committee would never have accorded on the spending plan for the new school building.
After months of negotiations, the two companies accorded on the terms of their merger.
The business partners could not accord on how to divide the company's assets after the split.
- disagree
fail to reach agreement; the direct opposite
文法句型
accord on something
accord upon something
用法筆記
This sense is rare and largely overlaps with the noun phrase 'reach an accord'. In modern English, 'agree on' is far more common. This sense typically appears only in very formal or journalistic writing about negotiations.
常見錯誤
5. to give formal consent to a request, proposal, or wish, thereby allowing it to g
to give formal consent to a request, proposal, or wish, thereby allowing it to go ahead or be carried out
After two thousand residents signed a petition, the town council accorded to their request for a safer school crosswalk.
accord + to + request
To the students' relief, the university dean accorded to their proposal to extend the library's weekend opening hours.
The landlord would not accord to the tenants' repeated requests for urgent repairs despite the leaking pipes and broken heating.
Will the planning committee accord to the architect's ambitious design for the new city library?
文法句型
accord to something
accord to a request
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. The verb phrase 'accede to' (spelled differently) is more common for this meaning. 'Accord to' in the sense of 'give consent' is largely confined to British formal or legal writing from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
常見錯誤
accord — noun
1. a state in which people, opinions, or groups agree with one another; a formal wr
a state in which people, opinions, or groups agree with one another; a formal written agreement between two or more countries or organisations, often ending a disagreement or conflict
The two nations signed a peace accord after thirty years of armed conflict.
collocation: peace accord
The twelve board members were in accord about investing two million dollars in solar energy research.
phrase: to be in accord (about/on) something
The workers' union reached an accord with management over wages and working hours.
Cole's public statements were not in accord with the private views he expressed to his staff.
The Geneva Accords of 1954 established a framework for peace in Southeast Asia.
- agreement
far more common and less formal; the general-purpose word for any shared understanding
- treaty
specifically a formal written agreement between nations
- pact
a formal agreement between parties; often used for political or military deals
- harmony
focuses on the peaceful, conflict-free state rather than a specific document
- discord
the direct opposite; disagreement or conflict
- disagreement
the everyday opposite
用法筆記
The phrase 'in accord (with)' describes a state of agreement or harmony. When referring to a formal treaty, 'accord' often appears as a proper noun (e.g. 'the Dayton Accords'). Distinguish from 'agreement', which is the far more common general word.