according

verbgive approval, grant

verbcome to agreement

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verb give approval, grant

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Word Origin & History

c.1300, "matching, similar, correponding," present participle adjective and adverb from accord (v.). Meanings "conforming (to), compliant, in agreement; consistent, harmonious; suitable, appropriate" are from late 14c. According to "referring to," literally "in a manner agreeing with" is attested from mid-15c.

Example Sentences for according

You will keep this money, investing it according to your best judgment.

According to my promise, I saw the minister on the following day.

Shee was according to the Law both of God and man, put to death.

But here's what puzzles me: according to the way I figure it, you must have seen the girl first.

But we had not reached the latitude of Congo according to his map.

The conditions are appalling, but, according to the custom of the country, they are "moral."

Now this Salmon, according to the genealogy, was David's great-grandfather.

According to her own account, her first critic was her father.

One common grave, according to Garrick, covers the actor and his art.

According to Rogers, who claims to have suggested the poem, it was to have been inscribed to him.

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