All 19 Uses of
accord
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- So we'll leave of our own accord and not wait to be hauled away.
Chpt 42-07 (definition 1) *own accord = own mind (on her own)
- According to a note we left for Mr. Goldschmidt, she was to be taken to the neighbors, who would give her a good home.†
Chpt 42-07 (definition 2)
- According to the powers that be, I'm supposed to grin and bear it.†
Chpt 42-09 (definition 2)
- I promptly gave in, put the book down and, according to them, left the room' 'in a huff.†
Chpt 42-11 (definition 2)
- According to the newspaper, everyone is entitled to half a pound, but they mean those lucky souls who get their ration books from the government, not Jews in hiding like us who can only afford to buy four rather than eight ration books on the black market.†
Chpt 42-12 (definition 2)
- According to him, I shouldn't even turn over.†
Chpt 42-12 (definition 2)
- According to British reports, Schiphol Airport was bombed.†
Chpt 43-07 (definition 2)
- We comforted her and told her that if she'd put her foot down once or twice and say she didn't have the time, the shopping lists would shrink of their own accord.†
Chpt 43-09 (definition 1)
- First, Mother has virtually forbidden me to go up to Peter's, since, according to her, Mrs. van Daan is jealous.†
Chpt 44-03 (definition 2)
- Around two o'clock on Saturday, heavy firing ii began-machine guns, according to the men.†
Chpt 44-04 (definition 2)
- For the rest, everything went according to plan.†
Chpt 44-04 (definition 2)
- According to Margot, he read it and was upset for the rest of the evening.†
Chpt 44-05 (definition 2)
- I can't remember a word, but according to Margot I babbled something about "unlioersehbarer Schaden, schrecklich, entsetzlich, nie zu ersetzen"* [* Incalculable loss, terrible, awful, irreplaceable.†
Chpt 44-05 (definition 2)
- According to the Christians, the Jews are blabbing their secrets to the Germans, denouncing their helpers and causing them to suffer the dreadful fate and punishments that have already been meted out to so many.†
Chpt 44-05 (definition 2)
- (According to Mrs. van D.) Monday: "My feet hurt, I have nothing cool to wear, I can't do the dishes in this heat!"†
Chpt 44-05 (definition 2)
- According to the German news, British paratroopers have landed on the coast of France.†
Chpt 44-06 (definition 2)
- "British landing craft are engaged in combat with German naval units," according to the BBC.†
Chpt 44-06 (definition 2)
- According to Pim and Mr. van Oaan, we're sure to be liberated before October 10.†
Chpt 44-06 (definition 2)
- Hermann van Pels (van Daan) was, according to the testimony of Otto Frank, gassed to death in Auschwitz in October or November 1944, shortly before the gas chambers were dismantled.
Chpt Aft. (definition 2) *according to = as stated by
Definitions:
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(1) (accord as in: done of her own accord) mindeditor's notes: This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
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(2) (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