definition of the word according

Derivative of accord.

• (UK) IPA: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/
• (US) IPA: /əˈkɔɹdɪŋ/
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• Hyphenation: ac·cord·ing

according

1. Present participle of accord.

   Mind and soul according well. - Tennyson

according (comparative more according, superlative most according)

1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.

   This according voice of national wisdom. - Burke

according (comparative more according, superlative most according)

1. (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.

   That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i

• according to
• according as

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