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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
accord + -ing
Pronunciation
Verb
according
- present participle and gerund of accord
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, Prologue: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)
- Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
This according voice of national wisdom.
Adverb
according (comparative more according, superlative most according)
- (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V.i:That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according.
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