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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/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

something that someone has done after trying hard Climbing Mount Everest was his greatest achievement. She felt a great sense of achievement .

ac . id Ф / 'sesid / noun [ count ]

( chemistry ) a liquid substance that burns things or makes

holes in metal

the acid in your stomach

a • cid rain / |®sid 'rein / noun [ noncount ]

( geography ) rain that has chemicals in it from factories, for example. It causes damage to trees, rivers, and buildings.

ac • knowl • edge aw / sk'nalid3 /

( ac . knowl . edg . es , ac . knowl . edg . ing , ac.knowl .edged )

to agree or accept that something is true

He acknowledged that he had made a mistake.

to write to someone who has sent you a letter, etc. to say that you have received it

She never acknowledged my letter.

to show that you have noticed someone He acknowledged me with a wave.

► ac • knowl • edg • ment |AWL ( also ac . knowl . edge . ment ) / sk'nal^msnt / noun [ count, noncount ]

I didn't receive an acknowledgment of my application.

ac • ne / 'rekni / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) a skin problem, common among young people, that causes red spots, especially on the face