accord
accord
(əkɔːʳd )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense accords , present participle according , past tense, past participle accorded
1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
2. verb
If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act towards you or treat you in that way.
[formal]His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome. [be VERB-ed noun]
The government accorded him the rank of Colonel. [VERB noun noun]
The treatment accorded to a United Nations official was little short of insulting. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun + to]3. verb
If one fact, idea, or condition accords with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them.
[formal]Such an approach accords with the principles of socialist ideology. [VERB + with]
...scientific evidence that did not fully accord with the facts uncovered by the police. [VERB with noun]
4. See also according to
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