accorder

English

Etymology

accord +‎ -er

Noun

accorder (plural accorders)

  1. (rare) One who accords.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French accorder, from Old French acorder, from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, derived from Latin cor (“heart”). By surface analysis, accord +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.kɔʁ.de/
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Verb

accorder

  1. (transitive) to grant (something to someone)
  2. to link to, to be related to
  3. (reflexive, grammar) to make agree
  4. (music) to tune, to tune up
  5. (sports) to award (a free kick, a penalty, a foul, etc.)

Conjugation
Conjugation of accorder (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple accorder
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple accordant
/a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle accordé
/a.kɔʁ.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present accorde
/a.kɔʁd/		 accordes
/a.kɔʁd/		 accorde
/a.kɔʁd/		 accordons
/a.kɔʁ.dɔ̃/		 accordez
/a.kɔʁ.de/		 accordent
/a.kɔʁd/
imperfect accordais
/a.kɔʁ.dɛ/		 accordais
/a.kɔʁ.dɛ/		 accordait
/a.kɔʁ.dɛ/		 accordions
/a.kɔʁ.djɔ̃/		 accordiez
/a.kɔʁ.dje/		 accordaient
/a.kɔʁ.dɛ/
past historic2 accordai
/a.kɔʁ.de/		 accordas
/a.kɔʁ.da/		 accorda
/a.kɔʁ.da/		 accordâmes
/a.kɔʁ.dam/		 accordâtes
/a.kɔʁ.dat/		 accordèrent
/a.kɔʁ.dɛʁ/
future accorderai
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁe/		 accorderas
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa/		 accordera
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁa/		 accorderons
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/		 accorderez
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁe/		 accorderont
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/
conditional accorderais
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 accorderais
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 accorderait
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 accorderions
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁjɔ̃/		 accorderiez
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁje/		 accorderaient
/a.kɔʁ.də.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present accorde
/a.kɔʁd/		 accordes
/a.kɔʁd/		 accorde
/a.kɔʁd/		 accordions
/a.kɔʁ.djɔ̃/		 accordiez
/a.kɔʁ.dje/		 accordent
/a.kɔʁd/
imperfect2 accordasse
/a.kɔʁ.das/		 accordasses
/a.kɔʁ.das/		 accordât
/a.kɔʁ.da/		 accordassions
/a.kɔʁ.da.sjɔ̃/		 accordassiez
/a.kɔʁ.da.sje/		 accordassent
/a.kɔʁ.das/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — accorde
/a.kɔʁd/		 — accordons
/a.kɔʁ.dɔ̃/		 accordez
/a.kɔʁ.de/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms
  • s’accorder

Descendants
  • → Romanian: acorda

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French acorder.

Verb

accorder

  1. (transitive) to agree

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of accorder
infinitive simple accorder
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple accordant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle accordé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present accorde accordes accorde accordons accordez accordent
imperfect accordois, accordoys accordois, accordoys accordoit, accordoyt accordions, accordyons accordiez, accordyez accordoient, accordoyent
past historic accorda accordas accorda accordasmes accordastes accorderent
future accorderai, accorderay accorderas accordera accorderons accorderez accorderont
conditional accorderois, accorderoys accorderois, accorderoys accorderoit, accorderoyt accorderions, accorderyons accorderiez, accorderyez accorderoient, accorderoyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present accorde accordes accorde accordons accordez accordent
imperfect accordasse accordasses accordast accordassions accordassiez accordassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — accorde — accordons accordez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

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