English

Adverb
according to

1. idiom Based on what is said or stated.

#:*According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
#:*According to him, every person was to be bought. - Macaulay

1. In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion

#:*Our zeal should be according to knowledge. - Sprat

Usage notes
According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition.

Translations
trans-top|based on statement
Czech: podle
Danish: Ifølge
Finnish: mukaan
Dutch: volgens
French: selon
German: laut, gemä�, zufolge
Italian: secondo
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (ni-yoru-to)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��گ��ر���, KUchar|ب��پ��
Novial: segun
Portuguese: de acordo com, segundo
Russian: �огла�но (soglásno), е�ли ве�и�� (jésli v'érit')
Spanish: según , acorde a
Swedish: enligt
Vietnamese: theo
trans-bottom

trans-top|in proportion
Czech: podle
Dutch: overeenkomstig
Finnish: suhteessa
French: selon
German: entsprechend
Italian: a seconda
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (no bun dake)
Novial: segun
Polish: odpowiednio
Portuguese: de acordo com, segundo
Russian: �оо�ве���венно (sootv'étstv'enno)
Spanish: según , acorde a
Swedish: enligt
Vietnamese: tùy, tùy theo
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ttbc|Ido: segun
ttbc|Indonesian: turut|menurut
ttbc|Interlingua: secundo
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See also
according to Hoyle

ar:according to
fr:according to
it:according to
pt:according to
fi:according to
te:according to

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