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according (iou)



according adjective & adverb. ME.
[from ACCORD verb + -ING2.]
A. adjective.
pred. Corresponding to. ME-M16.
absol. Agreeing in nature or action. LME.
Tennyson Harder the times were.., and the according hearts of men Seemed harder too.
Appropriate, fitting. LME-L17.
b. adverb.
according to, in a manner consistent with or a degree proportioned to; as formulated by, as stated by. LME.
according to Cocker: see COCKER noun4. according to plan: see PLAN noun.
b. absol. According to circumstances. colloq. M19.
= ACCORDINGLY 3. Now rare. L15.
L. MacNeice In the second taxi..the clock showed sixpence extra; he tipped according.
according as, exactly as, just as; in proportion as; in a manner depending on which of certain alternatives is true. E16.