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US
/əˈkɔɹdɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɐkˈɔːdɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐkˈɔːdɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
according to instructions -
(followed by `to') as reported or stated by
according to historians
How To Use according In A Sentence
- The resettlement fee shall be calculated according to the number of agricultural population to be resettled.
- According to police and prosecutors, the two got into a fight after she told him he should be committed to a mental hospital.
- The funeral will be held according to church.
- According to what I read in a couple of dictionaries, "gild" means to decorate the outside of something, usually unnecessarily. Untwisted Vortex
- Email and Net abuse at work have become the number one reason why UK employees face the sack, according to a survey out today.
- According to the EPA, fish at the top of the aquatic food chain bioaccumulate methylmercury to a level approximately 1 million to 10 million times greater than dissolved concentrations found in surrounding waters. Field and Stream Report: The Truth about Mercury and the Fish You Eat
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- The friend had also overheard the man say he had disposed of the handgun used in the crime, according to the in - formant. Just A 'Random' Crime
- The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
- According to noted plant ecologist Andre Clewell, this vegetative mix is normally found on the coast - more than 15 miles away.