According

English

Etymology

Derivative of accord.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/
• (US) IPA: /əˈkɔɹdɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧cord‧ing

Verb

according

1. Present participle of accord.

   Mind and soul according well. - Alfred Tennyson

Adjective

According (comparative more According, superlative most According)

1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.

   This according voice of national wisdom.

Adverb

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

2. In accordance, in a manner consistent to (something).
   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:

     there was only a frightening silence, unenlivened even by the invidious enquiries of former years, which culminated, according to its stern nature, in a still more frightening old woman, a figure awaiting her on the very doorstep.

Derived terms

• according to
• according as

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: drew · strength · opinion · #597: according · walked · office · government