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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- accourding (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ac‧cord‧ing
Verb[edit]
according
- present participle of accord
- 1849, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in In Memoriam A.H.H., stanza 7-8:
- That mind and soul, according well, / May make one music as before
Adjective[edit]
according (comparative more according, superlative most according)
- Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
- This according voice of national wisdom.
Adverb[edit]
according (comparative more according, superlative most according)
- (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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