All 16 Uses of
accord
in
A Passage to India
- Gradually they steadied upon a certain spot—the Bottomless Pit according to missionaries, but he had never regarded it as more than a dimple.†
Chpt 9 *according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- "And, sir, accept mine," cried the others, stirred each according to his capacity towards goodwill.†
Chpt 9
- When Mohammed Latif followed him, the servant who held the end of the tail let go of it according to previous instructions, so that the poor relative slipped and had to cling to the netting over the buttocks.†
Chpt 14
- Probably this man had several wives—Mohammedans always insist on their full four, according to Mrs. Turton.†
Chpt 15
- The verdict will be in strict accordance with the evidence, I make no doubt.†
Chpt 19accordance = keeping with; or agreement with
- No, not exactly, please, according to our philosophy.†
Chpt 19according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Intelligent and impartial, he continued to listen to the evidence, and tried to forget that later on he should have to pronounce a verdict in accordance with it.†
Chpt 24accordance = keeping with; or agreement with
- And the girl's sacrifice—so creditable according to Western notions—was rightly rejected, because, though it came from her heart, it did not include her heart.†
Chpt 26according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- The weather was so cold and bracing that the passengers felt it must have broken in the land they had left, but it became hotter steadily there in accordance with its usual law.†
Chpt 28accordance = keeping with; or agreement with
- And those "imitations," those "substitutions," continued to flicker through the assembly for many hours, awaking in each man, according to his capacity, an emotion that he would not have had otherwise.†
Chpt 33according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- But each according to his own capacities, and he knew that his own were small.†
Chpt 33
- The fissures in the Indian soil are infinite: Hinduism, so solid from a distance, is riven into sects and clans, which radiate and join, and change their names according to the aspect from which they are approached.†
Chpt 34
- Fielding announced that he had inspected Mudkul (Miss Derek's former preserve), that he had nearly been drowned at Deora, that he had reached Mau according to time-table, and hoped to remain there two days, studying the various educational innovations of his old friend.†
Chpt 34
- The scenery, according to their standards, was delightful—the sky grey and black, bellyfuls of rain all over it, the earth pocked with pools of water and slimy with mud.†
Chpt 35
- I was told it was, and arranged my tour accordingly; but the Guest House servants appear to have no definite instructions, we can't get any eggs, also my wife wants to go out in the boat.†
Chpt 35accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- He accorded both.†
Chpt 30 *
Definitions:
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(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
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(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).
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(3)
(accord as in: done of her own accord) mindThis sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
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(4)
(accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect