Definition of Accordeng
Ac*cord"ing, p. a. Agreeing; in
agreement or harmony; harmonious. "This according voice of
national wisdom." Burke. "Mind and soul according well."
Tennyson.
According to him, every person was to be bought.
Macaulay.
Our zeal should be according to knowledge.
Sprat.
&fist; According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but
strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of
agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the
preposition.
According as, precisely as; the same as;
corresponding to the way in which. According as is an adverbial
phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions
it. See According, adv.
Is all things well,
According as I gave directions?
Shak.
The land which the Lord will give you according as he
hath promised.
Ex. xii. 25.
Ac*cord"ing (&?;), adv. Accordingly;
correspondingly. [Obs.] Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Present participle of to accord.
*Mind and soul according well. - Tennyson
- Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
*This according voice of national wisdom. - Burke
- In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion
*According to him, every person was to be bought. - Macaulay
*Our zeal should be according to knowledge. - Sprat
- precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it.
*Is all things well, According as I gave directions? - Shakespeare, 2 Henry VI, III-ii
*The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. - Exodus 12:25
- (Obsolete): Accordingly; correspondingly
*That apprehends no further than this world, And squarest thy life according - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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