All 14 Uses of

accord

in

Pride and Prejudice

Allowing the case, however, to stand according to your representation, you must remember, Miss Bennet, that the friend who is supposed to desire his return to the house, and the delay of his plan, has merely desired it, asked it without offering one argument in favor of its propriety.†
p. 48.9

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

She could only imagine, however, at last that she drew his notice because there was something more wrong and reprehensible, according to his ideas of right, than in any other person present.†
p. 50.6 *

As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females.†
p. 106.5

Everything, however, went on smoothly, and was finally settled according to Charlotte's first sketch.†
p. 149.6

And accordingly she did turn, and they walked towards the Parsonage together.†
p. 179.2

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

My faults, according to this calculation, are heavy indeed!†
p. 188.1

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

We accordingly went—and there I readily engaged in the office of pointing out to my friend the certain evils of such a choice.†
p. 193.6

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

Young women should always be properly guarded and attended, according to their situation in life.†
p. 205.8

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

Mr. Gardiner would be prevented by business from setting out till a fortnight later in July, and must be in London again within a month, and as that left too short a period for them to go so far, and see so much as they had proposed, or at least to see it with the leisure and comfort they had built on, they were obliged to give up the Lakes, and substitute a more contracted tour, and, according to the present plan, were to go no farther northwards than Derbyshire.†
p. 230.9

Accordingly, when she retired at night, she asked the chambermaid whether Pemberley were not a very fine place?†
p. 232.7

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

She wished him to know that she had been assured of his absence before she came to the place, and accordingly began by observing, that his arrival had been very unexpected—"for your housekeeper," she added, "informed us that you would certainly not be here till to-morrow; and indeed, before we left Bakewell, we understood that you were not immediately expected in the country."†
p. 245.2

But before they heard again from Mr. Gardiner, a letter arrived for their father, from a different quarter, from Mr. Collins; which, as Jane had received directions to open all that came for him in his absence, she accordingly read; and Elizabeth, who knew what curiosities his letters always were, looked over her, and read it likewise.†
p. 281.4

And will you give yourself the trouble of carrying similar assurances to his creditors in Meryton, of whom I shall subjoin a list according to his information?†
p. 296.9

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palatable to you as it seems to be at present; that you actually declared your resolution of never taking orders, and that the business had been compromised accordingly.†
p. 311.2

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

Definitions:

(1) (accord as in: according to, or in accord with)
in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity with
This meaning of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." -- as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." -- based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." -- depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." -- in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." -- because of what was just said; or as a result
(2) (accord as in: reached an accord)
an agreement

In this sense, accord can refer to a formal agreement (such as one written between two countries) or an informal agreement (such as an unvoiced consensus about what should be done).
(3) (accord as in: done of her own accord)
mind

This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
(4) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved)
to give someone special treatment -- especially respect
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)