of one's own accord
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of one's own accord
- /əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/ UK
- /əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
PIE word
*ḱérd
From accord (“spontaneous or voluntary impulse to act”).
phrase
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On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled; of one's own volition.
[O]n mine ovvne accord, Ile off, / But firſt, Ile do my errand.
Similar: at one's own instigation, autonomously, mero motu, off one's own bat, on one's own bat, spontaneously, under one's own steam
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prep_phrase on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
| 日本語 | 自発的 jihatsuteki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 自願 /自愿 zìyuàn |
| Français | de sa propre initiative, de son propre chef |
| Deutsch | auf eigene Faust |
| Italiano | da sé, di propria iniziativa |
| Русский | доброво́льно dobrovólʹno, по со́бственной во́ле po sóbstvennoj vóle, по со́бственному жела́нию po sóbstvennomu želániju |
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