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1According — Ac*cord ing, p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. This according voice of national wisdom. Burke. Mind and soul according well. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Our …
2According as — According Ac*cord ing, p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. This according voice of national wisdom. Burke. Mind and soul according well. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [1913… …
3according — 1. according as. This is now well established as a subordinating conjunction meaning ‘depending on whether, to the extent to which’, despite Fowler s long warning (1926) against its use: e.g. • Llanaba Castle presents two quite different aspects …
4according to — W1S2 prep 1.) as shown by something or stated by someone ▪ According to the police, his attackers beat him with a blunt instrument. ▪ There is now widespread support for these proposals, according to a recent public opinion poll. 2.) in a way… …
5according to — UK US preposition ► used for saying which person, group, piece of information, etc. provides a particular fact: »According to a company spokesman, the firm is expected to have sales of more than $3.5 billion this year. according to… …
6according — ► ADVERB 1) (according to) as stated by or in. 2) (according to) corresponding or in proportion to. 3) (according as) depending on whether …
7according — [ə kôr′diŋ] adj. agreeing; in harmony according as 1. to the degree that; in proportion as 2. depending on whether; if according to 1. in agreement with 2. in the order of [arranged according to size] …
8according — c.1300, matching, similar, correponding, prp. adjective and adverb from ACCORD (Cf. accord) (v.). Meanings conforming (to), compliant, in agreement; consistent, harmonious; suitable, appropriate are from late 14c. According to referring to, lit.… …
9According — Ac*cord ing, adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
10according to — index pursuant to Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
