according to

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[edit] English

[edit] Preposition

according to

  1. (idiomatic) Based on what is said or stated by.
    • According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
    • According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
  2. In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion

[edit] Usage notes

  • According to is shown as a preposition in all four American unabridged dictionaries MW3, RHU, Encarta, and AHD.
  • The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (CGEL) classifies according as a preposition with to phrase as its complement, noting that the meaning when used as a preposition differs from the meaning of the "-ing" form of the verb accord.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

based on statement
in proportion
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