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according meaning

EN[əˈkɔːdɪŋ]
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  • VerbSUF-ing
    1. present participle of accord.
      1. Mind and soul according well. - Alfred Tennyson
  • AdjectiveCOMmore accordingSUPmost according
    1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
      1. This according voice of national wisdom.
  • AdverbCOMmore accordingSUPmost according
    1. (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
      1. Consistently as; in a corresponding manner (now generally expressing accordance with two or more alternatives).
        1. In accordance, in a manner consistent to (something).
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • This method uses a multihabitat sampling approach according to the coverage of available microhabitats at a site.
            • And his discreete father, being safe according to his vowe, hanging vp his wings in the temple of Appollo.
            • Apoptosis was measured according to Nicoletti et al. (DNA hypoploidy assay) and has been described previously [ 42 , 43 ].
          2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
            • According to market research, many men list DIY as one of their main hobbies.
            • According to the process that may have formed the Solar System planets, the surrounding discs of material around the gas giants gradually coalesced into moons.
            • According to this proposed criteria, HBoV1 and HBoV3 have been re-categorized into the group of bocaparvovirus 1, while HBoV2 and HBoV4 are members of bocaparvovirus 2.

        Meaning of according for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "according" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Adverbs
              • Morphemes
                • Suffixes
                  • Words by suffix
                    • Words suffixed with -ing
                • Verbs
                  • Verb forms
                    • Participles
                      • Present participles
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