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- [uh-kawr-ding]
- /əˈkɔr dɪŋ/
- /əˈkɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kawr-ding]
- /əˈkɔr dɪŋ/
Definitions of according word
- adjective according in proportion; in relation 3
- adjective according on the report (of); as stated (by) 3
- adjective according in conformity (with); in accordance (with) 3
- adjective according depending (on whether) 3
- adjective according dependent on 3
- adjective according agreeing; in harmony 3
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Origin of according
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at accord, -ing2
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Parts of speech for According
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for according
adjective according
- lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
- fifty-fifty — equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
Top questions with according
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- how did jesus look like according to the bible?
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