according

English

Alternative forms

• accourding (obsolete)

Etymology

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English accord

English -ing

English according

From accord + -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧cord‧ing

Verb

according

1. present participle and gerund of accord
   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Prologue”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:

     Let knowledge grow from more to more,
     ⁠But more of reverence in us dwell;
     ⁠That mind and soul, according well,
     May make one music as before,
     But vaster. […]

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. [16th–17th c.]
   • 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V.i:

     That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according.

Derived terms

• according as
• accordingly
• according to
• unaccording