adjective
according
as stated by a particular source, or in agreement with it
In a sentence
Six example sentences with according, each labelled with its topic.
In Europe the film runs two hours and in America ninety minutes, according to the distributor who cut it.
Movies
Two independent laboratories dated the sample separately, and according to both it is fourteen thousand years old.
Science
Revenue grew nine percent according to the audited statement, not the twenty percent the founder quoted onstage.
Business
According to the box score he took nine shots, but the film shows two more that were waved off.
Basketball
The bill passed by three votes according to the clerk's tally, though the minister claimed a far wider margin.
Politics
Inflation ran at four percent last year according to the statistics office, though shoppers swear it was double.
Economics
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Found in these word lists
Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Keyword List (Paquot 2010)
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)
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