Dictionary Definition
according adj
1 (followed by `to') as reported or stated by;
"according to historians"
2 (followed by `to') in agreement with or
accordant with; "according to instructions"
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Etymology
Derivative of accord.Verb
accordingAdjective
- Agreeing; in
agreement or harmony; harmonious.
- This according voice of national wisdom. - Burke
Adverb
- Accordingly;
correspondingly.
- That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i