according

English

Alternative forms
  • accourding (obsolete)

Etymology

accord +‎ -ing

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cord‧ing

Verb

according

  1. present participle of accord.
    • 1849, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in In Memoriam A.H.H., stanza 7-8:
      That mind and soul, according well, / May make one music as before

Adjective

according (comparative more according, superlative most according)

  1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
    This according voice of national wisdom.

Adverb

according (comparative more according, superlative most according)

  1. (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.

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.