American English pronunciation
How to pronounce according
IPA transcription: [ə'kɔɹdɪŋ]
Pronunciation variants: [ə'kɔɹdɪŋ][ə'kɚdɪŋ]
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Verb
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go together
“The colors don't harmonize”
“Their ideas concorded”
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allow to have
“grant a privilege”
Adjective
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(followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
“according to instructions”
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(followed by `to') as reported or stated by
“according to historians”
Usage examples
- According to executive producer Al Jean, Pynchon helped write the jokes for his appearances.
- Norton accordingly refused to promote the film's release.
- This language, according to Rahman, is the ancestor of both modern Hindi and Urdu.
- According to the needs, the distinguishing signs would be set or no longer assigned.
- According to this understanding, knowledge is never neutral, as it determines force relations.
- The coverage area of each cell varies according to the implementation environment.
- According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.
- According to the dictionary, the word "gizmo" means the same as "gadget".
- According to Saussure, the geographic study of languages deals with external, not internal, linguistics.
- Accordingly, the Singapore Naval Base was constructed on the north shore of Singapore Island.