according
/əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/adjective3 syllables
According means: (followed by ‘to’) in agreement with or accordant with.
Synonyms for according2
adjective, as in (followed by ‘to’) in agreement with or accordant with
accordant
adjective, as in (followed by ‘to’) as reported or stated by
What does according mean?2
adjective
1
(followed by ‘to’) in agreement with or accordant with“according to instructions”
2
(followed by ‘to’) as reported or stated by“according to historians”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with according?5
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According in a sentence
- According to dentists, tooth decay is not always caused by sweets.hecko
- According to the newspaper, there was a big fire last night.CK
- According to the papers, the man has finally confessed.Eldad
- According to the newspaper, he will be here today.CK
- According to the papers, there was a big fire in the town.CM
- According to the paper, there was an earthquake last night.CK
- According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.unknown
- According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.CK
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