Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundum. Compare Spanish según.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

segons

  1. according to
    Segons la seva opinió, si.
    According to his opinion, yes.
    Les opinions varíen segons d'una persona o d'una altra.
    Opinions vary from person to person.
  2. in accordance with

Usage notes edit

  • segons takes jo rather than mi, except in Algherese.

Related terms edit

Noun edit

segons

  1. plural of segon (second)
    Hi ha seixanta segons en un minut.
    There are sixty seconds in a minute.

Further reading edit

  • “segons” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.