All 11 Uses of
accord
in
Slaughterhouse-Five
- We went to the New York World's Fair, saw what the past had been like, according to the Ford Motor Car Company and Walt Disney, saw what the future would be like, according to General Motors.†
Chpt 1
- We went to the New York World's Fair, saw what the past had been like, according to the Ford Motor Car Company and Walt Disney, saw what the future would be like, according to General Motors.†
Chpt 1
- The Germans sorted out the prisoners according to rank.†
Chpt 3
- This was in accordance with the Third Law of Motion according to Sir Isaac Newton.
Chpt 4 *accordance = in agreement with
- This was in accordance with the Third Law of Motion according to Sir Isaac Newton.†
Chpt 4
- So was William Blake, Rosewater's favorite poet, according to Trout.†
Chpt 5
- He had just emptied his seminal vesicles into Valencia, had contributed his share of the Green Beret According to the Tralfamadorians, of course, the Green Beret would have seven parents in all.†
Chpt 5
- According to plan, the barbershop quartet of optometrists, 'The Febs,' sang while people drank and Billy and Valencia put their arms around each other, just glowed.†
Chpt 8
- That's life, according to the medical profession.†
Chpt 9
- Nathan, according to the Earthling concept of time, had died back in 1958.†
Chpt 9
- According to the Tralfamadorian concept, of course.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(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