English Phrase of the Day

according to

Definitions

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according to
1. prep. Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of.
According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
2. prep. In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to.
3. prep. Depending on.
Analysis
according
1. v. present participle of accord.
2. adj. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
This according voice of national wisdom.
3. adv. (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
4. adv. Consistently as; in a corresponding manner (now generally expressing accordance with two or more alternatives).
accord
1. n. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
2. n. A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
3. n. Agreement or harmony of things in general.
the accord of light and shade in painting
4. n. (legal) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.

According to you, why did I come here tonight?

This little girl was special, yet she was abused, and according to you she should not have been born.

According to my calculations it should not have happened.

Prisoners were able to shower and change their underwear once a week and in some cases not even that frequently, according to the report.

New car prices are creeping up again after three years of falls, according to research out this week.

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