Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

according to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cord-ing -to
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

prep

In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with.

prep

Example Sentences

"According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry."
"According to Captain Smith, we are not to spend more than 20 minutes on this task."
"According to him, every person was to be bought."
"Certain parts of a species of strombus, found in the Black Sea, were used among Somali women as an aphrodisiac, according to Dr. Jacobus X."
"According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle."
"Near-synonym: on the basis of"

Phrases

according to Cocker according to Gunter according to Hoyle according to one's lights according to one's understanding according to plan cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Frequently Paired Words

on the basis of

Synonyms

as per per following as to on the basis of with

Questions

What does according to mean?: Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

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