the way a person from a certain place or country speaks a language

She speaks English with a strong southern accent.

saying one word or part of a word more strongly than another

In the word "because," the accent is on the second part of the word.

(in writing) a mark, usually above a letter, that changes the sound of the letter

Fiance has an accent on the "e."

ac . cept Ф / эк'sept / verb ( ac . cepts , ac cept ing ,ac.cept.ed )

1 to say "yes" when someone asks you to have or do something

Please accept this gift.

accepted the invitation to his party.

to believe that something is true She can't accept that her son is dead.

to allow someone to join a group, a school, an organization, etc.

She was accepted at Yale and plans to start in the fall. —Look at reject .

ac .cept .a .ble О / sk'septsbl /

allowed by most people; good enough

It's not acceptable to make so many mistakes.

—ANTONYM unacceptable

ac • cep • tance / skseptsns / noun [noncount]

taking something that someone offers you or asks you to have

Her quick acceptance of the offer surprised me.

ac • cess 1 AWL / '®kses / noun [ noncount ]

a way to go into a place or to use something

We don't have access to the yard from our apartment.

Do you have access to a computer at home?

ac • ceSS 2 AWL / 'rekses / verb ( ac . cess . es , ac cess. ing ,ac . cessed ) ( computers ) to find information on a computer Click on the icon to access a file.

ac • ces • si • ble aw / sk'sessbl /

possible to be reached or entered The island is only accessible by boat.

easy to get, use, or understand

This DVD makes history more accessible to kids.

—ANTONYM inaccessible

ac .ci .dent О / 'rekssdsnt / noun [ count ]

something bad that happens by chance I had an accident when I was driving to work — my car hit a tree.

I'm sorry I broke your watch — it was an accident. by accident

by chance; not because you planned it I took Jane's book by accident. I thought it was mine.

ac • ci • den • tal / ^kss'dentl /

If something is accidental , it happens by chance and is not planned

Police do not know if the plane crash was accidental or caused by a bomb.

► ac • ci • den • tal • ly / ^ksa'dentli / adverb He accidentally broke the window.

ac • com • mo • date Iaw / s'kamsdeit /

verb ( ac . com . mo . dates , ac . com . mo . dat . ing ,

ac . com . mo . dat . ed )

to have enough space for a particular number of people Each apartment can accommodate up to six people.

ac • com • mo • da • tions / 3|kams'deifnz /

noun [ plural ] Spelling

Remember! You spell accommodations with CC and MM .

a place to stay or live

It's difficult to find cheap accommodations in New York.

ac • com • pa • ny AWL / s'Lvmpsni / verb

( ac . com pa . nies , ac . com . pa . ny . ing , ac . com . pa . nied )

( formal ) to go with someone to a place

Four teachers accompanied the class on their school trip.

to happen at the same time as something else Thunder is usually accompanied by lightning.

( music ) to play music while someone sings or plays another instrument

You sing, and I'll accompany you on the guitar.

ac • com • plish / s'kamplij / verb

( ac . com plish . es , ac . com . plish . ing , ac . com . plished )

to succeed in doing something difficult that you planned to do

The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished. —SYNONYM achieve

ac • com • plish • ment / s'kamplijmsnt /

noun [ count ] something difficult that someone has

succeeded in doing or learning

He was proud of his academic accomplishments.

—SYNONYM achievement

ac • cord / s'kord / noun of your own accord

because you want to, not because someone has asked you She left the job of her own accord.

ac • cord • ing • ly / s'kordigli / adverb

in a way that is suitable

I realized that I was in danger and acted accordingly .

ac .cord .ing to Ф/o'kordnjto;.vbrdu]tu/

preposition

as someone or something says

According to Daniel, this movie is really good.

The church was built in 1868, according to this book.

aC . COUnt 1 Ф / s'kaunt / noun [ count ] 1 an arrangement with a bank that lets you keep your money there

deposited the money into my account. to open an account

Word building There are two main types of bank account . If you have a checking account , you can take your money out at any time by using a check or an ATM card (= a card that you put into a machine, which gives you money ) .

A savings account lets you keep your money in the bank to use later. You receive extra money, called interest , for keeping your money there.

accounts [ plural ] lists of all the money that a person or business receives and pays

Who keeps (= writes ) the accounts for your business?

words that someone says or writes about something that happened

She gave the police a full account of the robbery.

on account of something

because of something

Our school was closed on account of bad weather.

take something into account ; take account of

something

to remember something when you are thinking about other things

John is always last, but you must take his age into account — he is much younger than the other children.

ac • count 2 / s'kaunt / verb ( ac counts,ac.count. ing ,ac count ed ) account for something

to explain or give a reason for something How can you account for the missing pieces?

to make the amount that is mentioned

Sales to Texas accounted for 60% of our total sales last year.

ac • count • ant / s'kauntnt / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to make lists of all the money that people or businesses receive and pay Nicky is an accountant.

ac • cu • mu • late AWL / s'kyumysleit / verb ( ac cu . mu lates , ac . cu mu lat . ing , ac cu . mu . lat . ed )

to increase over a period of time; to collect things over a period of time

Germs accumulate quickly in bathrooms.

We've accumulated a lot of junk over the years.

►ac • cu • mu • la • tion AWL / 3lkyumys'leifn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

an accumulation of wealth

ac • cu • ra • cy AWL / 'rekysrssi / noun

[noncount]

the quality of being exactly right, with no mistakes

ac . CU . rate Ф / 'aekyorot / adjective

exactly right; with no mistakes

He gave an accurate description of the thief.

^■ANTONYM inaccurate

►ac • cu • rate • ly AWL / 'rekysrstli / adverb The map was accurately drawn. ^■ANTONYM inaccurately

ac .cuse Ф / э'куш/ verb ( ac cus es , ac cus. ing ,ac.cused )

to say that someone has done something wrong or broken the law

His classmates accused him of cheating on the test.

She was accused of murder.

►ac • cu • sa • tion / |®kys'zeijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

The accusations were not true.

ac • cus • tomed / s'Lvstsmd /

familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark. I was not accustomed to such hot weather.

^SYNONYM used to ace / eis / noun [ count ]

a playing card (= one of 52 cards used for playing games ) which has only one shape on it. An ace has either the lowest or the highest value in a game of cards the ace of hearts ache 1 / eik / noun [ count ] ( health )

a pain that lasts for a long time I have an ache in my side. She has an earache.

ache 2 / eik / verb ( aches , ach . ing , ached )

( health ) to hurt; to give you pain She was aching all over. My legs ached after the long walk. Thesaurus

hurt is a general word meaning to feel pain, or to make someone or something else feel pain: My feet hurt. ♦ It hurts when I bend my knee. ♦ Ouch! That really hurts! ♦ Stop that - you're hurting me. ♦ Did you hurt yourself when you fell?

ache to feel a pain that is not strong, but that continues for a long time. This verb does not take an object, so you cannot put a noun directly after it: His legs ached after playing soccer for two hours. ♦ Her eyes ached from lack of sleep. ♦ I'm aching all over. burn to feel very hot and painful; to hurt someone with fire or heat: Your forehead's burning. You must have a fever. ♦ The water was so hot that I burned my hands. ♦ She was badly burned in the fire. sting to feel a sudden sharp pain; to make someone feel a pain like this: My eyes were stinging from the soap. ♦ Ow! That antiseptic cream stings!

a chieve О n / s'tjiv /

( a . chieves , a . chiev . ing , a . chieved )

to do or finish something well after trying hard

He worked hard and achieved his aim of becoming a

doctor.

a • chieve • ment Ф awl / a'tjivmsnt/