Phrase guide

of one's own accord

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/
  • General-American: /əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *ḱérd From accord (“spontaneous or voluntary impulse to act”).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնըստինքյան (inkʻnəstinkʻyan) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Armenian: ինքնագլուխ (inkʻnaglux) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自願 /自愿 (zìyuàn) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Dutch: goedschiks — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Dutch: op eigen houtje — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Dutch: eigener beweging — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Finnish: omin luvin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Finnish: vapaaehtoisesti — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • French: de sa propre initiative — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • French: de son propre chef — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • German: auf eigene Faust — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Ancient Greek: αὐτόθεν (autóthen) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: આપમેળે (āpameḷe) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: આપોઆપ (āpoāpa) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: પોતાની મેળે (potānī meḷe) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: પોતમેળે (potmeḷe) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: સ્વમેળે (svameḷe) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Gujarati: સ્વયં (svayã) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Icelandic: af sjálfsdáðum — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Icelandic: að fyrra bragði — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Icelandic: óbeðinn — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Icelandic: sjálfviljugur — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Irish: as do stuaim féin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Irish: de dheoin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Irish: de do dheoin féin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Irish: de do leontaíl féin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Irish: de do leointe féin — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Italian: da sé — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Italian: di propria iniziativa — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Japanese: 自発的 (jihatsuteki) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Macedonian: добро́волно (dobróvolno) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Macedonian: по со́пствена же́лба (po sópstvena žélba) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Macedonian: по со́пствена во́лја (po sópstvena vólja) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Polish: na własne życzenie — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Polish: z dobrej i nieprzymuszonej woli — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Polish: z własnej i nieprzymuszonej woli — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Polish: z własnej woli — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Russian: доброво́льно (dobrovólʹno) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Russian: по со́бственной во́ле (po sóbstvennoj vóle) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Russian: по со́бственному жела́нию (po sóbstvennomu želániju) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Swedish: av sig själv — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Swedish: på eget bevåg — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Swedish: självmant — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Ukrainian: доброві́льно (dobrovílʹno) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously
  • Ukrainian: з вла́сної во́лі (z vlásnoji vóli) — on one’s (or its) own initiative — see also autonomously