according

English

Alternative forms

• accourding (obsolete)

Etymology

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 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

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 to
• according as