according
/əˈkɔːr.dɪŋ/
prepositionadverbac · cord · ing
Think: “I’m a-CORD-ing the rules”—a CORD helps you keep things in order, so you do it *according* to the rules.
Yes, it's according. Don’t drop the second “c”: it’s **ac + cord + ing** (two c’s before “ord”).
Definitions
- prepositionas stated by; in agreement with (a rule, report, or person)
- adverbin a way that matches; correspondingly (often used with “to”)
Examples
- “According to the weather report, it will rain this afternoon.”
- “The students lined up according to height.”
- “He adjusted the schedule accordingly after the meeting.”
Synonyms
as perin accordance withconsistent withdepending oncorrespondingly
Antonyms
contrary to
Translations
ES segúnPT de acordo comFR selon
Common misspellings
acordingaccordngacordinggacordinglyacorddingaccordin
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