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4 → see also according to

5 PHRASE If one person, action, or fact is in accord with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them. You can also say that two people or things are in accord . [FORMAL ] □ [+ with ] …this military action, taken in accord with United Nations resolutions.

6 PHRASE If something happens of its own accord , it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen. □  In many cases the disease will clear up of its own accord.

7 PHRASE If you do something of your own accord , you do it because you want to, without being asked or forced. □  He did not quit as France's prime minister of his own accord.

8 PHRASE If a number of people do something with one accord , they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done. [LITERARY ] □  With one accord they turned and walked back over the grass. SYNONYMS accord NOUN 1

agreement:The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.

treaty:…negotiations over a 1992 treaty on global warming.

pact:Last month he signed a new non-aggression pact with Germany.

ac|cord|ance /əkɔː ^r dəns/ PHRASE If something is done in accordance with a particular rule or system, it is done in the way that the rule or system says that it should be done. □  Entries which are not in accordance with the rules will be disqualified.

ac|cord|ing|ly /əkɔː ^r d I ŋli/

1 ADV [oft ADV with v] You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to. □  We have a different background. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures.

2 ADV [ADV after v] If you consider a situation and then act accordingly , the way you act depends on the nature of the situation. □  It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly.

ac|co rd|ing to ◆◆◆

1 PHRASE If someone says that something is true according to a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information. □  Philip stayed at the hotel, according to Mr Hemming. □  He and his father, according to local gossip, haven't been in touch for years.

2 PHRASE If something is done according to a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done. □  They both played the game according to the rules.

3 PHRASE If something varies according to a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor. □  Prices vary according to the quantity ordered.

4 PHRASE If something happens according to plan , it happens in exactly the way that it was intended to happen. □  If all goes according to plan, the first concert will be Tuesday evening. USAGE according to

Don’t say ' according to me '. If you want to say what your opinion is, you can say in my opinion . □  In my opinion , all children should learn to swim.

ac|cor|di|on /əkɔː ^r diən/ (accordions ) N‑COUNT An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a fairly large box which you hold in your hands. You play the accordion by pressing keys or buttons on either side while moving the two sides together and apart. Accordions are used especially to play traditional popular music.

ac|cost /əkɒ st, [AM ] əkɔː st/ (accosts , accosting , accosted ) VERB If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] A man had accosted me in the street.

ac|count ◆◆◆ /əkaʊgla nt/ (accounts , accounting , accounted )