All 23 Uses of
accord
in
The Idiot
- Elizabetha Prokofievna sometimes informed the girls that they were a little too candid in this matter, but in spite of their outward deference to their mother these three young women, in solemn conclave, had long agreed to modify the unquestioning obedience which they had been in the habit of according to her; and Mrs. General Epanchin had judged it better to say nothing about it, though, of course, she was well aware of the fact.†
Chpt 1.4according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- This lasted perhaps half a second, yet he distinctly remembered hearing the beginning of the wail, the strange, dreadful wail, which burst from his lips of its own accord, and which no effort of will on his part could suppress.†
Chpt 2.5 *own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- According to Lebedeff, these trees gave the house a most delightful aspect.†
Chpt 2.6 *according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- According to the lines she quoted: "'From his face he never lifted That eternal mask of steel.'†
Chpt 2.6
- According to my nephew they are more advanced even than the Nihilists.†
Chpt 2.7
- According to justice, all that was done for me ought to have been done for him.†
Chpt 2.8
- According to my calculations, the sum spent on me was very considerably under ten thousand roubles, but I decided on that sum, and you must admit that in paying a debt I could not offer Mr. Burdovsky more, however kindly disposed I might be towards him; delicacy forbids it; I should seem to be offering him charity instead of rightful payment.†
Chpt 2.8
- But, thanks to Mrs. Epanchin's invariable fussiness and anxiety, there could not be the slightest hitch in the simplest matters of everyday life, but she immediately foresaw the most dreadful and alarming consequences, and suffered accordingly.†
Chpt 3.1accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- All the guests were known to the prince; but the curious part of the matter was that they had all arrived on the same evening, as though with one accord, although he had only himself recollected the fact that it was his birthday a few moments since.†
Chpt 3.4one accord = one mind (in agreement)
- According to his opinion I might die quite suddenly—tomorrow, for instance—there had been such cases.†
Chpt 3.5according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- He rose and looked for my cap, and placed it in my hand, and led me out of the house—that dreadful gloomy house of his—to all appearances, of course, as though I were leaving of my own accord, and he were simply seeing me to the door out of politeness.†
Chpt 3.6own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- Well, I can understand that if I were to make an attempt upon my own life while in the enjoyment of full health and vigour—my life which might have been 'useful,' etc., etc.—morality might reproach me, according to the old routine, for disposing of my life without permission—or whatever its tenet may be.†
Chpt 3.7according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- We met at the green bench this morning, punctually at seven o'clock,—according to an agreement made by Aglaya Ivanovna with myself yesterday.†
Chpt 3.9
- Did she bring you with her of her own accord?†
Chpt 3.10own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- But Lebedeff considered the refusal as caused by personal dislike to himself, and was hurt accordingly.†
Chpt 4.3accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- According to her opinion, the whole thing had been one huge, fantastical, absurd, unpardonable mistake.†
Chpt 4.5according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- He had offered to sell them the hedgehog, and they had paid fifty copecks for it; and the hatchet had so taken their fancy that they had made up their minds to buy it of their own accord.†
Chpt 4.5own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- "Didn't I tell you the truth now, when I said you were in love?" he said, coming up to Muishkin of his own accord, and stopping him.†
Chpt 4.5
- He was a man who really did possess a kind heart, although his interest in the prince, in the earlier part of the evening, was due, among other reasons, to the latter's connection with Nastasia Philipovna, according to popular report.†
Chpt 4.7according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- According to the reports of the most talented gossip-mongers—those who, in every class of society, are always in haste to explain every event to their neighbours—the young gentleman concerned was of good family—a prince—fairly rich—weak of intellect, but a democrat and a dabbler in the Nihilism of the period, as exposed by Mr. Turgenieff.†
Chpt 4.9
- According to Lebedeff's account, he had first tried what he could do with General Epanchin.†
Chpt 4.10
- Poor Lizabetha Prokofievna was most anxious to get home, and, according to Evgenie's account, she criticized everything foreign with much hostility.†
Chpt 4.12
- Even Vera Lebedeff was angry with him for a while; so was Colia; so was Keller, until he was selected for best man; so was Lebedeff himself,—who began to intrigue against him out of pure irritation;—but of this anon. In fact we are in full accord with certain forcible words spoken to the prince by Evgenie Pavlovitch, quite unceremoniously, during the course of a friendly conversation, six or seven days after the events at Nastasia Philipovna's house.†
Chpt 4.9
Definitions:
-
(1)
(accord as in: according to, or in accord with) in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity withThis 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 agreementIn 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) mindThis 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)