acordar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *accordāre, present active infinitive of *accordō, from Latin cor.

Verb

acordar (first-person singular indicative present acordo, past participle acordáu)

1. to remember (recall from one's memory)

   Synonym: recordar

2. to pick, choose, come to an agreement
3. to look after

Conjugation

Conjugation of acordar

infinitive		acordar
gerund		acordando
past participle		m acordáu, f acordada, n acordao, m pl acordaos, f pl acordaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	acordo	acordes	acorda	acordamos	acordáis	acorden
	imperfect	acordaba	acordabes	acordaba	acordábemos, acordábamos	acordabeis, acordabais	acordaben
	preterite	acordé	acordasti, acordesti	acordó	acordemos	acordastis, acordestis	acordaron
	pluperfect	acordare, acordara	acordares, acordaras	acordare, acordara	acordáremos, acordáramos	acordareis, acordarais	acordaren, acordaran
	future	acordaré	acordarás	acordará	acordaremos	acordaréis	acordarán
	conditional	acordaría	acordaríes	acordaría	acordaríemos, acordaríamos	acordaríeis, acordaríais	acordaríen
subjunctive	present	acorde	acordes, acordas	acorde	acordemos	acordéis	acorden, acordan
	imperfect	acordare, acordara	acordares, acordaras	acordare, acordara	acordáremos, acordáramos	acordareis, acordarais	acordaren, acordaran
imperative		—	acorda	—	—	acordái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, present active infinitive of *accordō, from Latin cor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.kurˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.korˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.koɾˈðaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

acordar (first-person singular present acordo, first-person singular preterite acordí, past participle acordat)

1. to agree (on/to)
2. to join, marry, put together
3. to concede, allow
4. (music) to tune

Derived terms

• acord
• desacordar

Further reading

• “acordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “acordar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “acordar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “acordar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• accordar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acordar, from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, present active infinitive of *accordō, from Latin cor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.kuɾ.ˈdaɾ/, [ɐ.kuɾ.ˈðaɾ]
• IPA^(key): /ˌa.koʁ.ˈda(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: a‧cor‧dar

Verb

2. (intransitive) to awake; to wake up (to stop sleeping)

   Acordei às sete da manhã. ― I woke up at seven in the morning.

   Synonym: despertar (more formal)

   Antonyms: adormecer, cair no sono, dormir

4. (transitive) to wake; to wake up; to awaken (to cause someone to stop sleeping)
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban] (Harry Potter; 3), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 336:

     Francamente, vão acordar todo mundo!

     Honestly, you're going to wake everyone up!

   Não faça barulho, senão pode acordar os vizinhos. ― Don’t make noise, or you could wake the neighbours up.

   Synonym: despertar (more formal)

   Antonym: ninar

6. (intransitive, or transitive with para) to wake up (to) (to become aware of a serious issue)

   O país inteiro acorda para o terrorismo. ― The whole country is waking up to [the problem of] terrorism.

   Synonym: despertar

8. (intransitive) to wake up (to stop being sleepy)

   Tomei um café para acordar. ― I drank some coffee to wake myself up.

10. (transitive) to wake up (to cause to stop being sleepy)

    Só um energético consegue me acordar. ― Only an energy drink can wake me up.

12. (transitive) to instigate; to stir up (to incite feelings)

    Os eventos acordaram a raiva dos franceses. ― The events stirred up the anger of the French.

    Synonym: instigar

14. (transitive) to accord (to bring into accord)

    Os inimigos tiveram que acordar suas diferenças. ― The enemies had to accord their differences.

    Synonyms: concordar, harmonizar

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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acordar.

Related terms

• acordado
• acordo

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *accordāre, present active infinitive of *accordō, from ac- (combining form of ad (“to”)) + Latin cor (“heart”), + verb suffix -ō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akoɾˈdaɾ/ [a.koɾˈð̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to decide, arrange
2. (intransitive) to agree

   Lo acordaron por unanimidad. ― They agreed to it unanimously.

3. (reflexive, acordarse de) to reach agreement
4. (reflexive, acordarse de) to remember, recall

   ¿Se acuerda Ud. de esto? ― Do you remember this?

   Synonym: recordar

5. (transitive) to flush, to make flush, to level
6. (transitive, music) to tune

Related terms

• acordarse
• acorde
• acuerdo
• desacordar

 

Further reading

• “acordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “acordar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN