According to jim › cast It often precedes phrases that reference opinions, claims, or statements. Phrasal verb accord with something (definition of according from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press)
See examples of according used in a sentence. The term 'according' is used to indicate a relationship or conformity to something, such as a source or a set of rules To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate
Corresponding, coinciding, conforming, agreeing, fitting, consisting, checking, answering Differing (from), disagreeing (with), contradicting, disputing, conflicting, nullifying, negating, clashing In accordance (with).click for more definitions. [~ + with + object] to agree
Refunding money without a receipt doesn't accord with company policy Bestow:[~ + object + object] they accorded the president great honor An accord banning nuclear weapons in space. There are ten meanings listed in oed's entry for the word according, three of which are labelled obsolete
According (comparative more according, superlative most according) agreeing This according voice of national wisdom. According is typically used as a preposition to show a relationship or connection between two clauses, phrases, or ideas It indicates a condition, reason, or consequence for something happening or being said.
