according to
Preposition
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Preposition
- (idiomatic) Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of.
- 18, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 2, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (
please specify ), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323 ↗:
- According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
- In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. [from 16th c.]
- Our zeal should be according to knowledge.
- Depending on.
- French: selon, d'après
- German: laut, gemäß, zufolge, nach (+ dative case)
- Italian: secondo, in base
- Portuguese: de acordo com, segundo
- Russian: согла́сно
- Spanish: según, acorde a, con arreglo a
- French: selon
- German: entsprechend
- Italian: a seconda
- Portuguese: de acordo com, segundo
- Russian: соотве́тственно
- Spanish: según, acorde a, de acuerdo a, de acuerdo con
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