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to accord
01
to grant permission or approval for someone to possess or have something
Ditransitive: to accord sb a right or permission
Examples
The constitution accords all citizens freedom of speech and assembly.
02
to agree or correspond with one another in a compatible way
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
accord
3rd person singular
accords
Present participle
according
Past simple
accorded
Past participle
accorded
Examples
Their relationship no longer accorded as their priorities drifted apart over time.
Accord
01
natural harmony between people or things
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
accords
Examples
There was a remarkable accord between the partners' working styles.
02
a state of agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or feeling among individuals or groups
Examples
The two parties reached an accord after hours of negotiation.
Lexical Tree
accordance
accordant
disaccord
accord
