How to Pronounce "of your own accord"
expression
uhv yur/YER ohn uh-KORD
ov yawR ohn uh-KAWD
Definition
If you do something of your own accord, you do it by your own choice, without anyone telling or forcing you to do it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /əˈkɔɹd
British English
ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /ɐkˈɔːd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uhv yur/YER ohn uh-KORD
UK
ov yawR ohn uh-KAWD
Listen in Context
She left the meeting of her own accord.
He apologized of his own accord.
The dog came inside of its own accord.
No one told him to confess; he did it of his own accord.