ACCORDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does according mean? 

• ACCORDING (adjective)
  The adjective ACCORDING has 2 senses:

1. (followed by 'to') in agreement with or accordant with

2. (followed by 'to') as reported or stated by

  Familiarity information: ACCORDING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCORDING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(followed by 'to') in agreement with or accordant with

Context example:

according to instructions

Similar:

accordant (being in agreement or harmony; often followed by 'with')

Sense 2

Meaning:

(followed by 'to') as reported or stated by

Context example:

according to historians

Similar:

reported (made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account)

 Context examples 

An individual educated in the discipline of midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of ACNM.

(Certified Midwife, NCI Thesaurus)

We came at length to the house, which was indeed a noble structure, built according to the best rules of ancient architecture.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

A term that refers to the staging of breast carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th edition.

(Breast Carcinoma by AJCC v7 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

A term that refers to the staging of cervical carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 6th edition.

(Cervical Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the degree of cellular atypia and the associated architectural changes, it is classified as low or high grade.

(Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A term that refers to the staging of cervical carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th edition.

(Cervical Carcinoma by AJCC v7 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

A term that refers to the staging of bladder carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th edition.

(Bladder Carcinoma by AJCC v7 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

Strains, species and methods are considered according to particular Cancer Center investigators' requirements.

(Animal Models Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

The high activity of molten electrolytes is what allows this charging to occur, according to Licht.

(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)

According to the growth pattern, it may be classified as tubular, villous, or tubulovillous.

(Appendix Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)