according
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 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 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.