All 9 Uses of

accord
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The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version

But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.†
Chpt 1 *

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

Next to her sat, on her right, Sir Thomas Burdon, a Radical member of Parliament, who followed his leader in public life, and in private life followed the best cooks, dining with the Tories, and thinking with the Liberals, in accordance with a wise and well-known rule.†
Chpt 3

accordance = keeping with; or agreement with

It was the creation of such worlds as these that seemed to Dorian Gray to be the true object, or amongst the true objects, of life; and in his search for sensations that would be at once new and delightful, and possess that element of strangeness that is so essential to romance, he would often adopt certain modes of thought that he knew to be really alien to his nature, abandon himself to their subtle influences, and then, having, as it were, caught their colour and satisfied his intellectual curiosity, leave them with that curious indifference that is not incompatible with a real ardour of temperament, and that indeed, according to certain modern psychologists, is often a condition of it.†
Chpt 11

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

According to the great alchemist, Pierre de Boniface, the diamond rendered a man invisible, and the agate of India made him eloquent.†
Chpt 11

In the nests of Arabian birds was the aspilates, that, according to Democritus, kept the wearer from any danger by fire.†
Chpt 11

of France, his horse was loaded with gold leaves, according to Brantome, and his cap had double rows of rubles that threw out a great light.†
Chpt 11

I believe, according to the peerage, it is ten years, but ten years with Monmouth must have been like eternity, with time thrown in.†
Chpt 15

"The world goes to the altar of its own accord," was the answer.†
Chpt 18 *

own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)

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