according topreposition
uk/əˈkɔː.dɪŋ ˌtuː/us/əˈkɔːr.dɪŋ ˌtuː/according to preposition (OPINION)
B1 as stated by:
According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment.
According to our records you owe us $130.
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- An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.
- the Gospel according to St Mark
- According to Ella, it was the first time they had met.
- According to these documents, you still owe us £2,000.
- You've been very rude, according to your mother.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- reference
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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according to preposition (METHOD)
B2 in a way that agrees with:
Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
according to plan
Something that happens according to plan happens in the way it was intended to:
Did it all go according to plan?
More examples
- The books in the library are classified by/according to subject.
- Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
- The books are graded according to the difficulty of the language.
- I grouped the children according to age.
- The books were organized on the shelves according to their size.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Obedient and compliant
- accordance
- acquiescent
- adherence
- answer to sb
- be (like) sheep idiom
- clean up your act idiom
- compliant
- creature
- dutiful
- easy
- follower
- I'm easy idiom
- obedience
- pursuant
- sheep
- slavish
- slavishly
- subservient
- tie
- tied to your mother's/wife's apron strings idiom
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Planning, expecting and arranging