All 9 Uses of
accord
in
The Princess Diaries
- According to the Drs.†
Chpt 2
- Plus, even though she takes her makeup off to sleep, she still has on eyeliner, because she had it tattooed onto her eyelids back in the eighties when she went through a brief manic phase shortly after Princess Grace died (according to my mom).†
Chpt 3
- I didn't have any fingernails to paint"according to Lilly, I am orally fixated; if it fits in my mouth, I'll put it there"but I did borrow one of my mom's lipsticks, too.†
Chpt 3
- According to my mom, who just came into my room, Mr. Gianini spent the night on the futon couch because a train on the line he normally takes to his apartment in Brooklyn derailed, and it was going to be out of service for hours, so she told him to just stay over.†
Chpt 4
- The Hakim Babas are also superrich, according to my grandmother.†
Chpt 4
- According to Mr. G, my dad blew a gasket.†
Chpt 4
- ...to exercise the rights of sovereignty in accordance with the political and economic interests of neighboring France...
Chpt 4 *accordance = keeping (or agreement)
- According to Mr. Gianini, who walked out with us, reporters have been arriving all day.†
Chpt 4
- I think I kind of resemble an icicle, but according to the ladies at Chanel, this is the look of the new millennium.†
Chpt 5
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