according to

Preposition

 * 1) Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of.
 * 2) In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. ,
 * 3) Depending on.
 * 1) In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. ,
 * 2) Depending on.
 * 1) Depending on.
 * 1) Depending on.
 * 1) Depending on.
 * 1) Depending on.

Usage notes

 * According to is shown as a preposition in all four American unabridged dictionaries MW3, RHU, Encarta, and AHD.
 * The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (CGEL) classifies as a preposition with  phrase as its complement, noting that the meaning when used as a preposition differs from the meaning of the "-ing" form of the verb.
 * The Oxford Dictionary of English, 2nd edition, 2005, lists according (according to) as an adverb with the definition "as stated by or in: according to financial experts"; also "in a manner corresponding or conforming to: cook the rice according to the instructions" and "in proportion or relation to: salary will be fixed according to experience".

Synonyms

 * with
 * on the basis of
 * following

Translations

 * Afrikaans:, aldus
 * Arabic: طبقا, وَفْقًا لِـ
 * Egyptian Arabic: على حسب
 * South Levantine Arabic: حسب
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: según
 * Belarusian: паводле, згодна
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: segun, suma, sumala
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 按照, 對……嚟講, 根據
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: vastavalt, kohaselt, järgi
 * Extremaduran: sigún
 * Faroese: sambært
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: მიხედვით, შესაბამისად, თანახმად
 * German:, , ,
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂
 * Greek: σύμφωνα με
 * Ancient: κατά, συν
 * Haitian Creole: dapre
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: के मुताबिक़
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: dar le, de réir
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kapampangan: agpang king, agpang kang
 * Korean: 따르면
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بەگوێرەی,
 * Latin: ,
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: според
 * Malayalam: ,
 * Maltese: skont
 * Marathi: प्रमाणे
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: ifylgje, ifølge, ifølgje
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: æfter
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: a rèir
 * Serbo-Croatian: prema,
 * Slovak: podľa
 * Spanish:, acorde a, , a tenor de
 * Swahili: mujibu
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: ayon sa
 * Tamil:
 * Thai: ตามที่
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: згідно
 * Urdu: بَقَول, بامُطابِق, کے مطابق
 * Venetian:, drìo, drio
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Walloon:, d’ après,
 * Welsh: yn ôl
 * West Frisian: neffens
 * Yiddish: לויט


 * Afrikaans: ooreenkomstig
 * Arabic: بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:, в съгласие с
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: suhteessa
 * French:
 * Georgian: მიხედვით
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , összhangban (lévő/álló)
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian: a seconda
 * Japanese: の分だけ
 * Latin:
 * Old English: be
 * Polish:, zgodnie z
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: a rèir
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пре̏ма, у складу с, су̀кладно
 * Roman: prȅma, u skladu s,
 * Spanish:, acorde a, de acuerdo a, de acuerdo con
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: згі́дно, відпові́дно
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Welsh: yn ôl


 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Volapük: