according to

English

Preposition

according to

1. (idiomatic) Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of.

   According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.

   • (Can we date this quote?) According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
2. In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion
   • (Can we date this quote?) Our zeal should be according to knowledge. - Thomas Sprat
3. Depending on.

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.

Derived terms

• according to Hoyle
• according to one's understanding
• according to plan

Synonyms

• in line with
• on the basis of

Translations

based on statement

• Afrikaans: volgens (af), aldus (af)
• Arabic: حسب لـ (ar) (ḥasab li-), طبقًا لـ (ar) (ṭabaqan li-)
• Armenian: համաձայն (hy) (hamajayn)
• Asturian: según (ast)
• Bulgarian: според (bg) (spored)
• Catalan: segons (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 根據 (cmn), 根据 (cmn) (gēnjù), 按照 (cmn) (ànzhào)

• Czech: podle (cs)
• Danish: ifølge (da)
• Dutch: volgens (nl)
• Finnish: mukaan (fi)
• French: selon (fr), d'après (fr)
• Galician: segundo (gl)
• German: laut (de), gemäß (de), zufolge (de), nach (de) (+ dative case)
• Greek: σύμφωνα με (el) (sýmfona me)
• Irish: dar le (ga)
• Italian: secondo (it)
• Japanese: ...によると (ja) (...ni yoru to)

• Korean: ...에 따르면 (ko) (...e ddareumyon)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌گوێره‌ی, به‌پێی

• Latin: in (la), secundo (la)
• Lojban: cu'u (jbo)
• Novial: segun
• Portuguese: de acordo com (pt), segundo (pt)
• Romanian: conform (ro)
• Russian: согласно (ru) (soglásno) (+ dative case), в соответствии с (ru) (v sootvétstvii s) (+ instrumental case)
• Scottish Gaelic: a rèir (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: prema (sh)
• Spanish: según (es), acorde a (es)
• Swedish: enligt (sv)
• Thai: ตามที่ (th) (dtaam têe)
• Turkish: -e göre (tr)
• Vietnamese: theo (vi)
• West Frisian: neffens (fy)

in proportion

• Afrikaans: ooreenkomstig (af)
• Armenian: համապատասխան (hy) (hamapatasxan)
• Bulgarian: съответно (bg) (sǎotvetno), в съгласие с (bg) (v sǎglasie s)
• Czech: podle (cs)
• Danish: ifølge (da)
• Dutch: overeenkomstig (nl)
• Finnish: suhteessa (fi)
• French: selon (fr)
• German: entsprechend (de)
• Interlingua: secundo (ia)
• Italian: a seconda
• Japanese: の分だけ (no bun dake)

• Latin: in (la)
• Novial: segun
• Polish: odpowiednio
• Portuguese: de acordo com (pt), segundo (pt)
• Russian: соответственно (ru) (sootvétstvenno)
• Scottish Gaelic: a rèir (gd)
• Spanish: según (es), acorde a (es), de acuerdo a (es)
• Swedish: enligt (sv)
• Ukrainian: згідно (uk) (zhídno), відповідно (uk) (vidpovídno)
• Vietnamese: tùy (vi), tùy theo (vi)

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Translations to be checked

• Ido: segun
• Indonesian: menurut
• Interlingua: secundo

• Volapük: cedü