English
Etymology
Derivative of accord
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-accordingly.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
accordingly
- agreeably|Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.
#:Quotations
#:*We may the number of ships behold, and so proceed accordingly. - Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-ix
- In natural sequence; consequently; so.
Synonyms
consequently|Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so.
Consequently, indicates a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former.
Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and we accordingly set sail.
Consequently marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as, the papers were not ready, and consequently could not be signed.
Translations
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trans-top|Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable
Finnish: sen mukaisesti
German: dementsprechend
trans-mid
Portuguese: correspondentemente
trans-bottom
trans-top|In natural sequence; consequently; so
Finnish: niinpä, siispä
German: logischerweise
trans-mid
Portuguese: conseqüentemente
trans-bottom
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ttbc|French: en conséquence
ttbc|Interlingua: in consequentia
mid
ttbc|Italian: di conseguenza, in conformità a, conformemente
ttbc|Portuguese: conformemente
ttbc|Spanish: por consiguiente
Category:English conjunctive adverbs
ar:accordingly
fa:accordingly
io:accordingly
it:accordingly
pt:accordingly
fi:accordingly
ta:accordingly
te:accordingly
vi:accordingly
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