of one's own accord
/əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled; of one's own volition.
Example Sentences
- "[O]n mine ovvne accord, Ile off, / But firſt, Ile do my errand."
- "But thankes bee to God which put the ſame earneſt care into the heart of Titus for you. For indeed he accepted the exhortation, but being more forward, of his owne accord he went vnto you."
- "He feeds on fruits, vvhich, of their ovvn accord, / The vvilling Ground, and laden Trees afford."
- "[T]his same car of justice, which he finds it so hard to put in motion on some occasions, can on others run fast enough down hill of its own accord, dragging his reluctant self backwards along with it, […]"
- "And yet I didn't mean to do anything very wrong, and when I did meet him I wouldn't as much as let him take me by the hand;—not of my own accord."
- "Depend on it, Marilla, she'll cool off in a week or so and be ready enough to go back of her own accord, that's what, while, if you were to make her go back right off, dear knows what freak or tantrum she'd take next and make more trouble than ever."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/
- British English: /əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/
Phrases
leave to one's own devices
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
at one's own instigation
autonomously
mero motu
off one's own bat
on one's own bat
spontaneously
under one's own steam