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Etymology

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From accord +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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according (comparative more according, superlative most according)

  1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
    This according voice of national wisdom.

Adverb

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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.

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