Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

according

/əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cord-ing
IPA: /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of accord

adj

Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.

adv

Accordingly; correspondingly.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Let knowledge grow from more to more, ⁠But more of reverence in us dwell; ⁠That mind and soul, according well, May make one music as before, But vaster. […]"
"This according voice of national wisdom."
"That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according."

Etymology

From accord + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/
British English: /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

accourding (alternative) more according (comparative) most according (superlative)

Derived Forms

accordingly unaccording

Phrases

according as according to

Rhymes With

recording boarding rewarding awarding hoarding affording warding cording

Questions

How do you pronounce according?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/.
What does according mean?: present participle and gerund of accord
Where does according come from?: From accord + -ing.

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