According
preposition
As stated or reported by someone.
According to the teacher, the homework is due tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- according to him
- according to reports
preposition
Depending on whether.
We will go to the park or stay indoors, according to the weather.
Often appears as...
- according to the situation
- according to conditions
preposition
In a manner that is consistent with.
She arranged everything according to color.
Often appears as...
- according to size
- according to age
preposition
As stated or reported by someone.
According to the teacher, the homework is due tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- according to him
- according to reports
preposition
Depending on whether.
We will go to the park or stay indoors, according to the weather.
Often appears as...
- according to the situation
- according to conditions
preposition
In a manner that is consistent with.
She arranged everything according to color.
Often appears as...
- according to size
- according to age
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Source Credibility
Consider the reliability of the source mentioned after 'according to' for evaluating the information.
According to several eyewitnesses, the event was spectacular.
Pro Tip 2/3Reported Information
Use 'according to' to introduce information you have read or heard but not verified.
According to the brochure, this hotel has a gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Secondhand Knowledge
'According to' often introduces information not directly obtained by the speaker.
According to legends, this forest is enchanted.
Pro Tip 1/3Source Credibility
Consider the reliability of the source mentioned after 'according to' for evaluating the information.
According to several eyewitnesses, the event was spectacular.
Pro Tip 2/3Reported Information
Use 'according to' to introduce information you have read or heard but not verified.
According to the brochure, this hotel has a gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Secondhand Knowledge
'According to' often introduces information not directly obtained by the speaker.
According to legends, this forest is enchanted.
Pro Tip 1/3Source Credibility
Consider the reliability of the source mentioned after 'according to' for evaluating the information.
According to several eyewitnesses, the event was spectacular.
Pro Tip 2/3Reported Information
Use 'according to' to introduce information you have read or heard but not verified.
According to the brochure, this hotel has a gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Secondhand Knowledge
'According to' often introduces information not directly obtained by the speaker.
According to legends, this forest is enchanted.
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The five major world...
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Strange answers to the...
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One study showed that even when people do this, they tend to rate the smell subjectively according to how bad they thought it was going to be. But there's one simple, if socially difficult, way of finding out how your breath just take a deep breath and ask a friend.
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What can Schrödinger's...
Because the physics that governs the behavior of systems at such small scales is much different than the physics of the macroscopic objects you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics.
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The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
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according to rules we don't know. On the other hand, by fine-tuning our attention to the absurd, Kafka also reflects our shortcomings back at ourselves. In doing so, he reminds us that the world we live in is one we create,
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Can you solve the pirate...
And because the rank order is known in advance, each can accurately predict how the others would vote in any situation and adjust their own votes accordingly. Because Eliza's last, she has the most outcomes to consider,
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Killer Ant Swarm...
both workers and soldiers join the attack dividing up their rules according to their size as some look for a in its leg armor others prise open its body plates like a tin opener
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Pangolins: The Most...
defense is to curl up into a ball unfortunately there's one predator that pangolins aren't able to protect themselves against humans according to some estimates poachers
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Storytelling can be...
assuming everything is true and then we verify it we say oh is it actually true or false I'm going to tag it accordingly so I actually see this as the pink elephant view of the world so when I say pink elephant all of a sudden for a fraction of a second you have pink elephants who are going to be jumping
Video examples
The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
So all the things that had seemed most normal about Tony was evidence, according to his clinician, that he was mad in this new way. He was a psychopath. And his clinician said to me, "If you want to know more about psychopaths, you can go on a psychopath-spotting course
Video examples
What causes bad breath?...
One study showed that even when people do this, they tend to rate the smell subjectively according to how bad they thought it was going to be. But there's one simple, if socially difficult, way of finding out how your breath just take a deep breath and ask a friend.
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
Because the physics that governs the behavior of systems at such small scales is much different than the physics of the macroscopic objects you see around you all the time. The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics.
Video examples
The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
Video examples
What makes something...
according to rules we don't know. On the other hand, by fine-tuning our attention to the absurd, Kafka also reflects our shortcomings back at ourselves. In doing so, he reminds us that the world we live in is one we create,
Video examples
Can you solve the pirate...
And because the rank order is known in advance, each can accurately predict how the others would vote in any situation and adjust their own votes accordingly. Because Eliza's last, she has the most outcomes to consider,
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
both workers and soldiers join the attack dividing up their rules according to their size as some look for a in its leg armor others prise open its body plates like a tin opener
Video examples
Pangolins: The Most...
defense is to curl up into a ball unfortunately there's one predator that pangolins aren't able to protect themselves against humans according to some estimates poachers
Example 1 of 10
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
The easiest thing in the world is to succeed. You can't help it if you follow the rules and play the game the best way you know how according to yourself, instead of according to the one next to you, or above you, or somewhere away from you.
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Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
According to 'M' theory, ours is not the only universe. Instead, 'M' theory predicts that a great many universes were created out of nothing.
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Grant Shapps
British Politician
Things don't always go according to plan. That's life and that's government.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.
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Mohit Raina
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I don't make any plans, as life never happens according to plans.
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Flannery O'Connor
American Author
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
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Kashmira Shah
Indian Actress
I can't live my life according to anyone else's schedule.
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Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
According to Lifetime, I don't know anything about TV.
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
The easiest thing in the world is to succeed. You can't help it if you follow the rules and play the game the best way you know how according to yourself, instead of according to the one next to you, or above you, or somewhere away from you.
Quote examples
Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
Life doesn't always go according to plan, and we don't always act in a way that represents who we are. What matters is that these moments become teaching moments.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
According to 'M' theory, ours is not the only universe. Instead, 'M' theory predicts that a great many universes were created out of nothing.
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Grant Shapps
British Politician
Things don't always go according to plan. That's life and that's government.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.
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Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
I don't make any plans, as life never happens according to plans.
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Flannery O'Connor
American Author
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
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Kashmira Shah
Indian Actress
I can't live my life according to anyone else's schedule.
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Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
According to Lifetime, I don't know anything about TV.
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