accordingadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈkɔːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈkɔrdɪŋ/

Forms: see accord v. and -ing suffix²; also late Middle English ancordyng, late Middle English occordand; English regional 1900s– accoording, 1900s– accorder; Scottish (Orkney) 1900s– accorn, 1900s– accorned, 1900s– accorun.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accord v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < accord v. + -ing suffix². Compare cording adj. and adv. at cord v.² Derivatives, cording adj. Compare also accordant adj. and the French adjective cited at that entry.In sense A. 4 after French c'est selon (a1657). The form ancordyng in quot. 1480 at sense B. 2 (attested several more times in the Cely Letters & Papers) probably either shows dissimilation of consonants, or development of an intrusive -n- ; compare the form anlowyd (variant of the past participle of allow v., in the same quot.), and also angreed , variant of the past participle of agree v. (attested in the same source). The origin of the English regional form accorder is uncertain; it may show phonetic reduction of the ending. The Scots (Orkney) forms accorn and accorun apparently show reduction of the ending (in the latter case, with insertion of an epenthetic vowel); the form accorned may have developed from these forms by secondary suffixation with -ed suffix¹.

A. adj.

†1. With to. Corresponding to something; agreeing, matching. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective]

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concentual1782

undiscordant1819

concordial1822

attuned1833

connate1836

sympathetical1848

concentuous1850

consenting1858

consilient1867

tuned in1958

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > corresponding or analogous

accordingc1300

proportionate?a1425

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correspondentc1460

agreeable1540

answerable1551

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homologous1837

to match1838

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homologic1880

homothetic1886

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matched1925

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > corresponding or matching

evenOE

accordingc1300

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answerable1534

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companionable1823

c1300 St. Mary of Egypt (Laud) l. 329 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 270 (MED) It was a-cordinde to þe bodi in lengþe and in brede.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 25 (MED) Þat þe fairnesse of here were accordynge to þe lose and to the fame.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 209^v Trees þat haueþ humour proporcional and acordynge eiþer to oþer, so þat þe humour of þat oon be acordyng to norisshe and to feede þat oþer.

a1450 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (New Coll. Oxf.) (1850) Kings Prol. 1 The langage of men Sirus, and of Caldeis..witnessith that there ben two an twenty lettris, the which of a greet partie is acordynge to Ebrew.

a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 13 (MED) The Ile of Anglysseye..is of lenthe & breede a-cordynge to þe Ile of Wighte.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) 2nd Prol. 7 For there ys many wordes in Latyn that we haue no propre englyssh accordynge therto.

1532 W. Thynne in Wks. Chaucer Ded. sig. Aij^v/1 Frutefulnesse in wordes, wel accordynge to the mater and purpose.

2. Suitable, fitting, appropriate; in accordance with something previously stated.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]

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rightOE

queemlOE

belonglOE

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congruent?a1475

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hovable1508

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accommodate1525

agreeing1533

respondent1533

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appropriate1544

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reputable1611

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matchable1614

suitablea1616

congruous1631

fitten1642

responsal1647

appropriated1651

adapt1658

mack-like1672

squared1698

homogeneous1708

applicable1711

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assorted1790

accommodatable1874

OK1925

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 15 (MED) Stremes of hote bathes i-deled in dyuers places, acordynge [L. accommodos] for man and womman, and for alle manere age.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 2190 (MED) It fittyng is..And acordyng þat euery man desyre Of wrongis don to han amendement.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 4 (MED) It is ful honest and ful accordyng þat ech man knowe what is his resoun and what is his wil.

1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 399/3 A clerke..sayd it was not honest ne accordyng, to mysentrete the holy body by vyolente hondes.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. i. 27 And receaved in them selves the rewarde of their errour as it was accordynge [1611 meete].

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1811/1 The whole army should be readie armed with their weapon and furniture according, by midnight.

1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. A4^v Because there were not to bee any English cities..nor any soft beds of downe or fethers; the countrey was to them miserable, & their reports thereof according.

1609 R. Armin Hist. Two Maids More-clacke sig. B1^v While I possesse the glory of my name; Attendances according, marrie our sonne Vnto his eldest daughter, that's the point Of all.

1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) ii. 88 A Basse-Viol for Divisions must be of a lesse Size, and the strings according.

1822 J. Sams Descriptive Catal. Valuable Coll. Bks. 417 Obv. 4 portraits—Francis and Napoleon, and M. Ludov., mother and daughter, with Legend according.

1837 Picaroon I. viii. 194 I am not inclined to admit a ‘single item’ without the according ‘voucher’.

1898 ‘O. Rhoscomyl’ Lady of Castell March (1902) xxi. 201 She should listen while I explained the desperate peril we stood in, and the according need for stripping her men.

1932 F. R. Leavis New Bearings in Eng. Poetry iii. 92 Mr. Powys's disillusion belongs to the old world, and the structure and organization of his art are according.

1995 K. Sawislak Smoldering City i. 63 They were put in place solely to bring about the imposition of martial law—and the according suspension of civil rule.

3. In accord or agreement; concordant, harmonious. Also: obedient, compliant. Now rare.

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society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant

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applying?1529

flexible?1531

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compliant1642

complaisant1647

flexile1651

complacential1658

complying1668

commode1674

complaisential1689

applicable1702

complacent1790

unprotesting1792

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > melodious or harmonious

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merryOE

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melodiousa1425

sugaredc1430

well-toneda1500

tunable1504

dulcea1513

equivalenta1513

consonant?1521

harmonicala1527

harmoniousc1550

consorteda1586

Orphean1593

concentful1595

melodical1596

sweet-recording1598

tuneful1598

sirenical1599

high-tuned1603

nightingale-like1611

soundful?1615

according1626

modulaminous1637

undiscording1645

canorous1646

symphonious1652

concinnous1654

consonous1654

harmonic1667

sirenica1704

symphonial1773

concentual1782

chantant1785

Memnonian1800

melodized1807

Orphic1817

undiscordant1819

concentuous1850

fluting1852

melodic1871

well-orchestrated1872

jarless1876

tuny1885

tunesome1890

a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 92 (MED) A good & an acordyng wil vnto God, & a maner of weelpayednes & a gladnes.

c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 127 Ȝif [printed zif] the preff be found good and acordyn, be it awarded that the merchaunt pleyntiff recure his dette..And ȝif [printed zif] variaunce and disacordaunce be found in the seid preff [etc.].

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 176 (MED) Ellis þei were not parfitly oonyd togidere and accordyng in willyng and affeccioun.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin iii. 52 He is but a fole, that hath tolde these two dethes, whiche may not be acordinge.

1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xi. 216 An other hurles a stone; this, as it flew, His voice and harps according tunes subdue.

a1685 A. Killigrew Poems (1686) 70 Commands so Wise and with Rewards so drest That the according Soul replys, I'm Blest.

1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 251 Praise Him, who your agreeing Council steers, Producing sweeter Sounds than the according Spheres.

1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 38 This according voice of national wisdom ought to be listened to with reverence.

1819 C. Dibdin Young Arthur viii. 222 With zeal he answer'd, and, on gospel sworn, By facts according were his words outborne.

1874 Cincinnati Lancet & Observer Sept. 517 The slightest disturbing influence..suffices to throw out of tune the according forces which combine to render men happy and great.

1910 A. Brown John Winterbourne's Family xxv. 318 ‘I'm going to walk,’ she said. ‘You want to come?’ ‘I came to get you,’ said Lovell, at once delighted at their according views.

4. colloquial. Dependent on or according to circumstances. Frequently in that's according: that depends.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase] > is dependent on or that depends

to stand or fall1535

that's according1769

1769 L. Chambaud Gram. French Tongue (ed. 5) iii. ix. 341 C'èst selon, It is as it happens, May be yes, May be not, That's according.

1781 tr. Comtesse de Genlis Theatre of Educ. II. 243 Harriot. Is it not so Mrs. Davers? Mrs. Davers. But, that is according— Harriot. That is according.—How is this.

1804 F. W. Blagdon Flowers of Lit. (1805) 27 ‘These vaults have been closed so many ages that I shall not even find a bat.’—‘Why, that is according.’

1863 H. E. Prescott Amber Gods 57 ‘Don't be angry’, she pleaded... ‘I only want to know if you will make him happy.’ ‘That's according,’ said I.

1919 J. Galsworthy in Scribner's Mag. May 514/1 The Girl. Jim, don't lift your 'and to 'im. Promise! The Man. That's according.

1971 Caribbean Q. June 15 I do take a drink, but it is according.

1986 T. Pratchett Equal Rites 71 Granny shifted uneasily. ‘Yes, well,’ she said. ‘It's all according.’

B. adv.

1. With to.

†a. With respect or reference to. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning

forasmuch1297

as to1340

as fora1393

nentesa1400

accordingc1430

as respects1543

in (also with) relation to1551

relatively1609

quoad1622

referently1650

on, upon the score (of)1651

on account of1653

schetically1678

with a view to1692

apropos1749

as regards1797

in the matter of1881

in aid of1918

wise1942

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > in a manner suitable to [preposition]

afterOE

according1549

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 50 (MED) Herto accordynge speketh the apostle seynt poule in his pistle ad hebreos.

c1450 (c1440) S. Scrope in tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (Longleat) (1904) 4 The seyde booke..was made acordyng to hys seyde victorious dedis and actis of worchip exercysyng.

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Ovi Calling to remembraunce..that I must preach, and preach afore ye kings maiesty I thought it mete to frame my preaching according to a kynge.

1611 Bible (King James) Rom. i. 3 His Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of Dauid according to the flesh.

1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 21 I must decrease, but he must increase, which surely was spoken not according to the persons of John and Christ, but according to their ministration.

b. In a manner corresponding or conforming to; in proportion or relation to; in accordance with.according to plan, schedule, etc.: see the final element.

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1448 in L. Morsbach Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1923) 43 For performyng of whiche matere the seid parties assembled at couentre the forseyd monday, a-cordyng to theire assurance made by theire endentures a-forseid, there vtterly to haue concluded the seid appoyntmentz.

1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §54. m. 4 William Alyngton, accordyng to your commaundement..delyvered theym into your bench.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms ciii. 10 He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 107^v Cut thy coat according to thy cloath.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. i. 47 Good sir, (or so,) or friend, or gentleman, According to the phrase.

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 296 Immediately upon this they unanimously agreed to assist their common enemies, every one lending help according to his rank and quality.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §10 A Politician distributes Mankind according to their civil Characters, into the Rulers and the Ruled.

1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 50 According to the present course of the office, and according to the present mode of accounting there, this bank must necessarily exist somewhere.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xvii. 264 These circumstances will serve to explain such points of our narrative as, according to the custom of story-tellers, we deemed it fit to leave unexplained, for the purpose of exciting the reader's curiosity.

1863 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 397 The chords may also be grouped according to the number of elements in their type, dyads containing two, triads three, tetrads four, and pentads five.

1923 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics IV. 582/1 The rays are absorbed according to an exponential law.

1963 B. Friedan Feminine Mystique xi. 266 For the woman who lives according to the feminine mystique, there is no road to achievement, or status, or identity, except the sexual one.

1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xxx. 433/1 Used according to instructions, chlorine bleach is a good choice for disinfecting your baby's bleach-safe equipment.

2. In accordance with the particular circumstances; correspondingly, accordingly. Now regional and nonstandard.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb] > so as to agree with another thing

accordinglyc1449

according1480

consonant1483

agreeing1526

consonantly1532

agreeably1534

suitably1548

agreeable1549

correspondently?a1560

sortly1566

agreeingly to1612

consentaneously1660

consistently1708

consistent1732

correspondingly1835

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adverb] > conformably or accordingly > to the premises stated

accordinglyc1440

according1480

conveniently1509

agreeably1561

1480 G. Cely Let. 16 Nov. in Cely Lett. (1975) 96 I hawe resseywyd yowr warant, and ys anlowyd appon yowr byll ancordyng.

1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng ii. f. ii Wherfore the acres are to be praysed [= appraised] accordynge.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xviij The lordes of Englande..made report to their capitain accordyng, whiche thought it verie sleight.

c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 110 Send me word by wrytting how he wilbe demeaned, & therafter I shall entreat him according.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 481 Sirha, thou art said to haue a stubborne soule That apprehends no further then this world, And squar'st thy life according: Thou'rt condemn'd.

1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. II. xvii. 107 According he embarked the 10th of March.

1789 Town & Country Mag. Jan. 277/1 He according departed, and told her majesty the happy success of her requisition.

1857 J. P. Simpson Second Love ii. 35 There—read, my good girl. You have said—‘I will act according’—go on!

1898 W. Besant Changeling xx. 239 But, young man, as the thing has come out, you will have to behave according.

1922 M. S. Watts House of Rimmon i. v. 60 This is one hell of a climate anyhow,..you never know what's coming next, so you can't dress according.

1947 A. B. Guthrie Big Sky iii. xxvi. 219 Most folks made God out to be a mean somebody, putting notions in people's heads and sending them to hell if they acted according.

1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) When you are out in public like that you must behave according.

3. With following clause introduced by as, as to whether, if, or whether. In accordance with or depending on some condition or circumstance; (in later use) depending on whether.

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1482 W. Cely Let. 31 July in Cely Lett. (1975) 163 Acordyng as hit specyffyeth yn my toder letter.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) 48 Wyth humble voyce and also moderate Accordynge as by hym is audyence.

1575 G. Turberville Commend. Hawking sig. B.ij, in Bk. Faulconrie He..frames his moode, according as his hawke doth well or bad.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. iii. 11 Madame, according as your Ladyship desir'd, By Message crau'd, so is Lord Talbot come.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 53 Like Musick, that proves bad, or good, According as 'tis understood.

1749 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Spirit Patriotism 240 These oracular speeches were interpreted, as oracles used to be, according as every man's inclinations led him.

1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers i. iv. 53 Analogical reasoning..may afford a greater or a less degree of probability, according as the things compared are more or less similar in their nature.

1813 Rep. from Comm. on Petition of Country Bakers 12 Mar. 14 Do you reckon that you get more profit for grinding for sale, than grinding for hire?—It is according whether I get a good sale or not, whether it sells well.

1825 J. A. Gilbert tr. A. H. de Jomini in Expos. Princ. Milit. Comb. xiv. 100 The brigades C C..change front, or form crotchet, according as to whether the army A A be in line or column.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 214 According as bodies become transparent they cease to be visible.

1890 H. Sweet Primer Spoken Eng. 4 Each of the vowels..is either narrow or wide, according as the tongue and uvula are tense..or relaxed.

1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. xxvi. 401 The seven oxides of nitrogen may be grouped into two series according as they contain one or two atoms of nitrogen.

1979 J. Muirden Sidgwick's Amateur Astronomer's Handbk. (ed. 4) xi. 175 Dew may or may not form on a surface colder than the air, according as to whether it is below or above the dewpoint.

1993 Express (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 21 Mar. 2 A foreign [bird], according if they have spots or not, is $80 or $100.

†4. With after, at. In accordance or agreement with. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > in agreement or harmony (with) [phrase]

in onea1400

according1523

in unison1604

of a piece1607

in concert1618

in consort1634

in tone1647

at unison1661

of a piece with1665

true1735

in suit with1797

in harmony1816

of a suit with1886

in tune1887

in key1919

tuned in1958

all-of-a-piece1960

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > in conformity with or according to [phrase]

accordinglyc1443

according1523

answerably1549

answerable1582

conformable1588

in or with reference to1593

in accordance with (also to)1659

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccxxix. 515 The kynge of Nauer [was] to pay them their wages..acordyng after the same rate that the kynge of Englande was wonte to paye his men of warre.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccvi. 705 Acordyng at the kynges desyre [he] dyde beare him ouer all the great wodes and trees.

1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. iv. 184/2 A mynde neither speaking orderly according after the phrase and vnderstanding of the scripture, nor yet sufficiently acquainted with the iustification of a christen man.

1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. vii. sig. Zz^v The Senate, according at the present condition of times required, would not give him any the least cause of breaking with them.

5. As a compound preposition. according to: as stated or formulated by.according to Cocker, Hoyle: see the final element.

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?1532 Glasse of Truthe To Rdr. sig. A4 For els accordynge to an auncyent prouerbe, To longe abode is causer of moch daungere, we might be moche indemnyfyed and hyndered.

1578 T. Timme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Gen. 70 According to the common Proverb ‘Of evil manners spring good laws’.

1603 True Narration Entertainm. His Maiestie sig. C3^v The miles according to the Northren phrase, are a wey-bit longer then they be here in the South.

1663 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. i. 88/2 Women that loose their Dugs become rough-voiced, according to Hippocrates.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Vitriol According to Boerhaave, Vitriols consist of a metallic Part with a Sulphur adhering, a menstruous Acid, and Water.

1769 R. Price Let. 3 Apr. in B. Franklin Papers (1972) XVI. 83 Two joint lives of 40 have an even chance, according to Mr. De Moivre's hypothesis, of continuing together only 13½ years.

1822 A. Hamilton Marriage Rites 267 According to the Moresc laws, there are no bastards except the offspring of prostitutes.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 153 This, according to our ideas, seems the worst action of his life.

1909 G. W. James Indian Basketry (1972) iii. 23 According to Washington Matthews, the Navahoes have many legends with which baskets are connected.

1941 Cosmic Stories May 30/1 I realized that according to my calculations I would land in a plane already inhabited by protoplasmal forms.

1985 B. Neal Southern Cooking (1989) xii. 183 This thoroughly hybrid drink, the Sazerac, was the specialty of the famed St. Charles Hotel and, according to legend, took its name from a celebrated bartender.

2007 GQ (U.K. ed.) Apr. 272/2 New Orleans is, according to scientists, being steadily swallowed by the mud of the Mississippi Delta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	according
释义	accordingn. Brit. /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ Forms: see accord v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accord v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < accord v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare cording n. at cord v.² Derivatives. Compare accordment n. and earlier accord n. †1. The action of reconciling people or things; harmony, accord. Also: an instance of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > reconciliation saughtnessc1000 accordc1275 saughtelinga1300 saughtlinessa1300 cordementc1320 accordmentc1330 reconcilinga1382 reconciliationa1398 cordinga1400 saughtinga1400 reparationc1450 reconcilementc1475 recounsellinga1500 atonement1513 making-upa1525 recorda1540 atone1595 atonemaking1611 reconciliage1626 redintegration1631 reintegration1656 according1709 make-up1833 Versöhnung1976 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 5116 Bitvene Arthour and þe xi king May be pes and acording. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 207 (MED) Pictagoras..herde a swete soun and accordynge and the smyȝtynge of foure hamers..and fond þat oon of the hameres weiede tweie so moche as anoþer. 1417 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1417/1 Ony relefynge, gift, sellynge, forgifynge or acordynge [that] we mak. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 6088 (MED) How sey ȝe be this acordyng, thus to Maken these good mennes pes? 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 3 An Acordynge, concordia, conueniencia, consonancia, congruencia. a1500 (?a1475) Guy of Warwick (Cambr. Ff.2.38) 5281 (MED) They..tolde hym all that tythande, How þey wolde make acordynge. 1583 Answeare Def. Censure Charkes Bk. f. 67^v Written for a interim for the according of both sides. 1603 A. Willet Ecclesia Triumphans xiii. 54 This according of these two kingdomes was diuers times attempted before. 1674 W. Bates Harmony Divine Attributes 250 In the according of two Parties, a Person that belongs to one of them, may interpose for Reconciliation, provided that he devests his own Interest. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation ii. 54 Laws for the according and uniting of the people into an uniform order of religion. 1833 J. Atkinson Med. Bibliogr. (1834) 40 Notwithstanding so many accordings, there is very little accordance, among them. 2. The action of granting or bestowing something; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > granting titheeOE yating?c1225 grant?a1366 granting1609 affordment1623 yieldancea1656 vouchsafement1666 accordance1827 according1834 1834 J. P. Benjamin & T. Slidell Digest Reported Decisions Orleans 329 Some act must be shown on the part of the debtor more fraudulent than a bare according of a preference to one creditor over another. 1891 Friends' Intelligencer & Jrnl. 31 Jan. 74/2 Beyond the according of an interview out of the usual hours, the President indicated very little sympathy with the object of their visit. 1911 Law Notes Dec. 169/2 The according of a right of passage to aviators does not deny the landowner's title to the space over his land. 1958 Rotarian May 53/2 What about the fellowship of fair play, the according of complete and respectful attention to the man whom we have asked to do a job for us? 1998 M. Rice Power of Bull xii. 164 Each of the islands..have something to contribute even to so relatively arcane a topic as the according of a special place in their society..to bulls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). accordingadj.adv. Brit. /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ Forms: see accord v. and -ing suffix²; also late Middle English ancordyng, late Middle English occordand; English regional 1900s– accoording, 1900s– accorder; Scottish (Orkney) 1900s– accorn, 1900s– accorned, 1900s– accorun. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accord v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < accord v. + -ing suffix². Compare cording adj. and adv. at cord v.² Derivatives, cording adj. Compare also accordant adj. and the French adjective cited at that entry.In sense A. 4 after French c'est selon (a1657). The form ancordyng in quot. 1480 at sense B. 2 (attested several more times in the Cely Letters & Papers) probably either shows dissimilation of consonants, or development of an intrusive -n- ; compare the form anlowyd (variant of the past participle of allow v., in the same quot.), and also angreed , variant of the past participle of agree v. (attested in the same source). The origin of the English regional form accorder is uncertain; it may show phonetic reduction of the ending. The Scots (Orkney) forms accorn and accorun apparently show reduction of the ending (in the latter case, with insertion of an epenthetic vowel); the form accorned may have developed from these forms by secondary suffixation with -ed suffix¹. A. adj. †1. With to. Corresponding to something; agreeing, matching. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] samtalec1175 samentalea1300 accordingc1300 accordantc1350 covenablec1384 concordable1393 accorda1413 suant1418 consonant1489 convenablea1500 concordant1512 semblable1513 convenient1526 modulatec1530 harmonical1531 harmoniacal1536 agreeable1540 concurrent1542 suitable1568 concinne1569 harmonial1569 sympathical1570 tunable1573 coherenta1575 conspiring1576 well-consenting1579 well-consorted1583 congruous1599 high-tuned1603 symbolizing1611 unjarring1620 concording1627 congruenta1637 harmonious1638 friendlya1641 unclashing1642 complying1646 symphoniacal1650 consistent1651 consentaneous1652 consentivea1657 symbolical1667 concordiousa1670 sympathetic1673 congenerous1677 symbolizant1685 congenial1693 symphonious1743 harmonic1756 concentual1782 undiscordant1819 concordial1822 attuned1833 connate1836 sympathetical1848 concentuous1850 consenting1858 consilient1867 tuned in1958 the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > corresponding or analogous accordingc1300 proportionate?a1425 proportionablec1443 correspondentc1460 agreeable1540 answerable1551 match1551 analogical1577 suitablea1586 parallela1610 analogal1610 correlativea1626 matching1630 analogic1638 analogous1644 commensurate1644 samea1687 companion1766 homologous1837 to match1838 homological1849 homologic1880 homothetic1886 tallied1895 matched1925 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > corresponding or matching evenOE accordingc1300 answeringc1443 correspondentc1460 agreeing1533 answerable1534 suitable1548 suit-like1555 well-matched1576 corresponding1579 corresponsivea1616 matching1630 schematic1701 companionable1823 c1300 St. Mary of Egypt (Laud) l. 329 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 270 (MED) It was a-cordinde to þe bodi in lengþe and in brede. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 25 (MED) Þat þe fairnesse of here were accordynge to þe lose and to the fame. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 209^v Trees þat haueþ humour proporcional and acordynge eiþer to oþer, so þat þe humour of þat oon be acordyng to norisshe and to feede þat oþer. a1450 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (New Coll. Oxf.) (1850) Kings Prol. 1 The langage of men Sirus, and of Caldeis..witnessith that there ben two an twenty lettris, the which of a greet partie is acordynge to Ebrew. a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 13 (MED) The Ile of Anglysseye..is of lenthe & breede a-cordynge to þe Ile of Wighte. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) 2nd Prol. 7 For there ys many wordes in Latyn that we haue no propre englyssh accordynge therto. 1532 W. Thynne in Wks. Chaucer Ded. sig. Aij^v/1 Frutefulnesse in wordes, wel accordynge to the mater and purpose. 2. Suitable, fitting, appropriate; in accordance with something previously stated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 15 (MED) Stremes of hote bathes i-deled in dyuers places, acordynge [L. accommodos] for man and womman, and for alle manere age. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 2190 (MED) It fittyng is..And acordyng þat euery man desyre Of wrongis don to han amendement. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 4 (MED) It is ful honest and ful accordyng þat ech man knowe what is his resoun and what is his wil. 1483 W. Caxton in tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 399/3 A clerke..sayd it was not honest ne accordyng, to mysentrete the holy body by vyolente hondes. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. i. 27 And receaved in them selves the rewarde of their errour as it was accordynge [1611 meete]. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1811/1 The whole army should be readie armed with their weapon and furniture according, by midnight. 1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia sig. A4^v Because there were not to bee any English cities..nor any soft beds of downe or fethers; the countrey was to them miserable, & their reports thereof according. 1609 R. Armin Hist. Two Maids More-clacke sig. B1^v While I possesse the glory of my name; Attendances according, marrie our sonne Vnto his eldest daughter, that's the point Of all. 1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) ii. 88 A Basse-Viol for Divisions must be of a lesse Size, and the strings according. 1822 J. Sams Descriptive Catal. Valuable Coll. Bks. 417 Obv. 4 portraits—Francis and Napoleon, and M. Ludov., mother and daughter, with Legend according. 1837 Picaroon I. viii. 194 I am not inclined to admit a ‘single item’ without the according ‘voucher’. 1898 ‘O. Rhoscomyl’ Lady of Castell March (1902) xxi. 201 She should listen while I explained the desperate peril we stood in, and the according need for stripping her men. 1932 F. R. Leavis New Bearings in Eng. Poetry iii. 92 Mr. Powys's disillusion belongs to the old world, and the structure and organization of his art are according. 1995 K. Sawislak Smoldering City i. 63 They were put in place solely to bring about the imposition of martial law—and the according suspension of civil rule. 3. In accord or agreement; concordant, harmonious. Also: obedient, compliant. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant ablec1384 obedientc1400 supplec1405 accordinga1425 plianta1425 serviablea1425 appliable1449 bowablec1449 applicant?c1500 pliablea1513 applying?1529 flexible?1531 maniablea1604 correspondenta1616 compliable1641 compliant1642 complaisant1647 flexile1651 complacential1658 complying1668 commode1674 complaisential1689 applicable1702 complacent1790 unprotesting1792 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > melodious or harmonious sweetc900 merryOE softc1230 accordanta1325 well-soundingc1350 cordant1382 sootc1385 songfula1400 melodiousa1425 sugaredc1430 well-toneda1500 tunable1504 dulcea1513 equivalenta1513 consonant?1521 harmonicala1527 harmoniousc1550 consorteda1586 Orphean1593 concentful1595 melodical1596 sweet-recording1598 tuneful1598 sirenical1599 high-tuned1603 nightingale-like1611 soundful?1615 according1626 modulaminous1637 undiscording1645 canorous1646 symphonious1652 concinnous1654 consonous1654 harmonic1667 sirenica1704 symphonial1773 concentual1782 chantant1785 Memnonian1800 melodized1807 Orphic1817 undiscordant1819 concentuous1850 fluting1852 melodic1871 well-orchestrated1872 jarless1876 tuny1885 tunesome1890 a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 92 (MED) A good & an acordyng wil vnto God, & a maner of weelpayednes & a gladnes. c1436 Domesday Ipswich (BL Add. 25011) in T. Twiss Black Bk. Admiralty (1873) II. 127 Ȝif [printed zif] the preff be found good and acordyn, be it awarded that the merchaunt pleyntiff recure his dette..And ȝif [printed zif] variaunce and disacordaunce be found in the seid preff [etc.]. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 176 (MED) Ellis þei were not parfitly oonyd togidere and accordyng in willyng and affeccioun. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin iii. 52 He is but a fole, that hath tolde these two dethes, whiche may not be acordinge. 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xi. 216 An other hurles a stone; this, as it flew, His voice and harps according tunes subdue. a1685 A. Killigrew Poems (1686) 70 Commands so Wise and with Rewards so drest That the according Soul replys, I'm Blest. 1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 251 Praise Him, who your agreeing Council steers, Producing sweeter Sounds than the according Spheres. 1780 E. Burke Speech Bristol previous to Election 38 This according voice of national wisdom ought to be listened to with reverence. 1819 C. Dibdin Young Arthur viii. 222 With zeal he answer'd, and, on gospel sworn, By facts according were his words outborne. 1874 Cincinnati Lancet & Observer Sept. 517 The slightest disturbing influence..suffices to throw out of tune the according forces which combine to render men happy and great. 1910 A. Brown John Winterbourne's Family xxv. 318 ‘I'm going to walk,’ she said. ‘You want to come?’ ‘I came to get you,’ said Lovell, at once delighted at their according views. 4. colloquial. Dependent on or according to circumstances. Frequently in that's according: that depends. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase] > is dependent on or that depends to stand or fall1535 that's according1769 1769 L. Chambaud Gram. French Tongue (ed. 5) iii. ix. 341 C'èst selon, It is as it happens, May be yes, May be not, That's according. 1781 tr. Comtesse de Genlis Theatre of Educ. II. 243 Harriot. Is it not so Mrs. Davers? Mrs. Davers. But, that is according— Harriot. That is according.—How is this. 1804 F. W. Blagdon Flowers of Lit. (1805) 27 ‘These vaults have been closed so many ages that I shall not even find a bat.’—‘Why, that is according.’ 1863 H. E. Prescott Amber Gods 57 ‘Don't be angry’, she pleaded... ‘I only want to know if you will make him happy.’ ‘That's according,’ said I. 1919 J. Galsworthy in Scribner's Mag. May 514/1 The Girl. Jim, don't lift your 'and to 'im. Promise! The Man. That's according. 1971 Caribbean Q. June 15 I do take a drink, but it is according. 1986 T. Pratchett Equal Rites 71 Granny shifted uneasily. ‘Yes, well,’ she said. ‘It's all according.’ B. adv. 1. With to. †a. With respect or reference to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > in a manner suitable to [preposition] afterOE according1549 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 50 (MED) Herto accordynge speketh the apostle seynt poule in his pistle ad hebreos. c1450 (c1440) S. Scrope in tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (Longleat) (1904) 4 The seyde booke..was made acordyng to hys seyde victorious dedis and actis of worchip exercysyng. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Ovi Calling to remembraunce..that I must preach, and preach afore ye kings maiesty I thought it mete to frame my preaching according to a kynge. 1611 Bible (King James) Rom. i. 3 His Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of Dauid according to the flesh. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 21 I must decrease, but he must increase, which surely was spoken not according to the persons of John and Christ, but according to their ministration. b. In a manner corresponding or conforming to; in proportion or relation to; in accordance with.according to plan, schedule, etc.: see the final element. ΚΠ 1448 in L. Morsbach Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1923) 43 For performyng of whiche matere the seid parties assembled at couentre the forseyd monday, a-cordyng to theire assurance made by theire endentures a-forseid, there vtterly to haue concluded the seid appoyntmentz. 1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §54. m. 4 William Alyngton, accordyng to your commaundement..delyvered theym into your bench. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms ciii. 10 He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 107^v Cut thy coat according to thy cloath. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. i. 47 Good sir, (or so,) or friend, or gentleman, According to the phrase. View more context for this quotation 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 296 Immediately upon this they unanimously agreed to assist their common enemies, every one lending help according to his rank and quality. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. §10 A Politician distributes Mankind according to their civil Characters, into the Rulers and the Ruled. 1780 E. Burke Speech Oeconomical Reformation 50 According to the present course of the office, and according to the present mode of accounting there, this bank must necessarily exist somewhere. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xvii. 264 These circumstances will serve to explain such points of our narrative as, according to the custom of story-tellers, we deemed it fit to leave unexplained, for the purpose of exciting the reader's curiosity. View more context for this quotation 1863 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 397 The chords may also be grouped according to the number of elements in their type, dyads containing two, triads three, tetrads four, and pentads five. 1923 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics IV. 582/1 The rays are absorbed according to an exponential law. 1963 B. Friedan Feminine Mystique xi. 266 For the woman who lives according to the feminine mystique, there is no road to achievement, or status, or identity, except the sexual one. 1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xxx. 433/1 Used according to instructions, chlorine bleach is a good choice for disinfecting your baby's bleach-safe equipment. 2. In accordance with the particular circumstances; correspondingly, accordingly. Now regional and nonstandard. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb] > so as to agree with another thing accordinglyc1449 according1480 consonant1483 agreeing1526 consonantly1532 agreeably1534 suitably1548 agreeable1549 correspondently?a1560 sortly1566 agreeingly to1612 consentaneously1660 consistently1708 consistent1732 correspondingly1835 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adverb] > conformably or accordingly > to the premises stated accordinglyc1440 according1480 conveniently1509 agreeably1561 1480 G. Cely Let. 16 Nov. in Cely Lett. (1975) 96 I hawe resseywyd yowr warant, and ys anlowyd appon yowr byll ancordyng. 1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng ii. f. ii Wherfore the acres are to be praysed [= appraised] accordynge. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xviij The lordes of Englande..made report to their capitain accordyng, whiche thought it verie sleight. c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 110 Send me word by wrytting how he wilbe demeaned, & therafter I shall entreat him according. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 481 Sirha, thou art said to haue a stubborne soule That apprehends no further then this world, And squar'st thy life according: Thou'rt condemn'd. View more context for this quotation 1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. II. xvii. 107 According he embarked the 10th of March. 1789 Town & Country Mag. Jan. 277/1 He according departed, and told her majesty the happy success of her requisition. 1857 J. P. Simpson Second Love ii. 35 There—read, my good girl. You have said—‘I will act according’—go on! 1898 W. Besant Changeling xx. 239 But, young man, as the thing has come out, you will have to behave according. 1922 M. S. Watts House of Rimmon i. v. 60 This is one hell of a climate anyhow,..you never know what's coming next, so you can't dress according. 1947 A. B. Guthrie Big Sky iii. xxvi. 219 Most folks made God out to be a mean somebody, putting notions in people's heads and sending them to hell if they acted according. 1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) When you are out in public like that you must behave according. 3. With following clause introduced by as, as to whether, if, or whether. In accordance with or depending on some condition or circumstance; (in later use) depending on whether. ΚΠ 1482 W. Cely Let. 31 July in Cely Lett. (1975) 163 Acordyng as hit specyffyeth yn my toder letter. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) 48 Wyth humble voyce and also moderate Accordynge as by hym is audyence. 1575 G. Turberville Commend. Hawking sig. B.ij, in Bk. Faulconrie He..frames his moode, according as his hawke doth well or bad. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. iii. 11 Madame, according as your Ladyship desir'd, By Message crau'd, so is Lord Talbot come. View more context for this quotation 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 53 Like Musick, that proves bad, or good, According as 'tis understood. 1749 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Spirit Patriotism 240 These oracular speeches were interpreted, as oracles used to be, according as every man's inclinations led him. 1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers i. iv. 53 Analogical reasoning..may afford a greater or a less degree of probability, according as the things compared are more or less similar in their nature. 1813 Rep. from Comm. on Petition of Country Bakers 12 Mar. 14 Do you reckon that you get more profit for grinding for sale, than grinding for hire?—It is according whether I get a good sale or not, whether it sells well. 1825 J. A. Gilbert tr. A. H. de Jomini in Expos. Princ. Milit. Comb. xiv. 100 The brigades C C..change front, or form crotchet, according as to whether the army A A be in line or column. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. ii. 214 According as bodies become transparent they cease to be visible. 1890 H. Sweet Primer Spoken Eng. 4 Each of the vowels..is either narrow or wide, according as the tongue and uvula are tense..or relaxed. 1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. xxvi. 401 The seven oxides of nitrogen may be grouped into two series according as they contain one or two atoms of nitrogen. 1979 J. Muirden Sidgwick's Amateur Astronomer's Handbk. (ed. 4) xi. 175 Dew may or may not form on a surface colder than the air, according as to whether it is below or above the dewpoint. 1993 Express (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 21 Mar. 2 A foreign [bird], according if they have spots or not, is $80 or $100. †4. With after, at. In accordance or agreement with. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > in agreement or harmony (with) [phrase] in onea1400 according1523 in unison1604 of a piece1607 in concert1618 in consort1634 in tone1647 at unison1661 of a piece with1665 true1735 in suit with1797 in harmony1816 of a suit with1886 in tune1887 in key1919 tuned in1958 all-of-a-piece1960 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > in conformity with or according to [phrase] accordinglyc1443 according1523 answerably1549 answerable1582 conformable1588 in or with reference to1593 in accordance with (also to)1659 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccxxix. 515 The kynge of Nauer [was] to pay them their wages..acordyng after the same rate that the kynge of Englande was wonte to paye his men of warre. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccvi. 705 Acordyng at the kynges desyre [he] dyde beare him ouer all the great wodes and trees. 1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) I. iv. 184/2 A mynde neither speaking orderly according after the phrase and vnderstanding of the scripture, nor yet sufficiently acquainted with the iustification of a christen man. 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. vii. sig. Zz^v The Senate, according at the present condition of times required, would not give him any the least cause of breaking with them. 5. As a compound preposition. according to: as stated or formulated by.according to Cocker, Hoyle: see the final element. ΚΠ ?1532 Glasse of Truthe To Rdr. sig. A4 For els accordynge to an auncyent prouerbe, To longe abode is causer of moch daungere, we might be moche indemnyfyed and hyndered. 1578 T. Timme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Gen. 70 According to the common Proverb ‘Of evil manners spring good laws’. 1603 True Narration Entertainm. His Maiestie sig. C3^v The miles according to the Northren phrase, are a wey-bit longer then they be here in the South. 1663 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. i. 88/2 Women that loose their Dugs become rough-voiced, according to Hippocrates. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Vitriol According to Boerhaave, Vitriols consist of a metallic Part with a Sulphur adhering, a menstruous Acid, and Water. 1769 R. Price Let. 3 Apr. in B. Franklin Papers (1972) XVI. 83 Two joint lives of 40 have an even chance, according to Mr. De Moivre's hypothesis, of continuing together only 13½ years. 1822 A. Hamilton Marriage Rites 267 According to the Moresc laws, there are no bastards except the offspring of prostitutes. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 153 This, according to our ideas, seems the worst action of his life. 1909 G. W. James Indian Basketry (1972) iii. 23 According to Washington Matthews, the Navahoes have many legends with which baskets are connected. 1941 Cosmic Stories May 30/1 I realized that according to my calculations I would land in a plane already inhabited by protoplasmal forms. 1985 B. Neal Southern Cooking (1989) xii. 183 This thoroughly hybrid drink, the Sazerac, was the specialty of the famed St. Charles Hotel and, according to legend, took its name from a celebrated bartender. 2007 GQ (U.K. ed.) Apr. 272/2 New Orleans is, according to scientists, being steadily swallowed by the mud of the Mississippi Delta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1330adj.adv.c1300
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