Phrase guide

according to

prep · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep

Meaning 1

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.
  • According to Captain Smith, we are not to spend more than 20 minutes on this task.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as per, per, following

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: on the basis of
  • You might expect him to balk, according to his temperament.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as per, per, following, as to, on the basis of

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep

Meaning 3

Depending on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They might come or not, according to their whim.
  • The young’s chances of getting a job vary according to whether they live in the Northern or the Southern Europe..

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: with

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

182 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: volgens — based on statement
  • Afrikaans: aldus — based on statement
  • Arabic: طِبْقًا لِـ (ṭibqan li-) — based on statement
  • Arabic: وَفْقًا لِـ (wafqan li-) — based on statement
  • Arabic: على حسب (ʕalā ḥasab) — based on statement
  • Arabic: حسب (ḥasab) — based on statement
  • Armenian: համաձայն (hamajayn) — based on statement
  • Asturian: según — based on statement
  • Asturian: acordies con — based on statement
  • Belarusian: паводле (pavódlje) — based on statement
  • Belarusian: зго́дна — based on statement
  • Breton: hervez — based on statement
  • Bulgarian: според (spored) — based on statement
  • Catalan: segons — based on statement
  • Cebuano: segun — based on statement
  • Cebuano: suma — based on statement
  • Cebuano: sumala — based on statement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 按照 (on3 ziu3) — based on statement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 對......嚟講 /对......嚟讲 (deoi3...lei4 gong2) — based on statement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 根據 /根据 (gan1 geoi3) — based on statement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根據 /根据 (gēnjù) — based on statement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 按照 (ànzhào) — based on statement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 依據 /依据 (yījù) — based on statement
  • Czech: podle — based on statement
  • Danish: ifølge — based on statement
  • Dutch: volgens — based on statement
  • Dutch: aldus — based on statement
  • Esperanto: laŭ — based on statement
  • Estonian: vastavalt — based on statement
  • Estonian: kohaselt — based on statement
  • Estonian: järgi — based on statement
  • Extremaduran: sigún — based on statement
  • Faroese: sambært — based on statement
  • Finnish: mukaan — based on statement
  • French: selon — based on statement
  • French: d'après — based on statement
  • West-Frisian: neffens — based on statement
  • Galician: segundo — based on statement
  • Galician: consonte — based on statement
  • Georgian: მიხედვით (mixedvit) — based on statement
  • Georgian: შესაბამისად (šesabamisad) — based on statement
  • Georgian: თანახმად (tanaxmad) — based on statement
  • German: laut — based on statement
  • German: gemäß — based on statement
  • German: zufolge — based on statement
  • German: nach — based on statement
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar) — based on statement
  • Greek: σύμφωνα με (sýmfona me) — based on statement
  • Ancient Greek: κατά (katá) — based on statement
  • Ancient Greek: συν (sun) — based on statement
  • Haitian Creole: dapre — based on statement
  • Hebrew: לפי (lefí) — based on statement
  • Hebrew: על פי (al pi) — based on statement
  • Hindi: के मुताबिक़ (ke mutābiq) — based on statement
  • Hungarian: szerint — based on statement
  • Icelandic: samkvæmt — based on statement
  • Ido: segun — based on statement
  • Indonesian: menurut — based on statement
  • Irish: dar le — based on statement
  • Irish: de réir — based on statement
  • Italian: secondo — based on statement
  • Italian: in base a — based on statement
  • Italian: ai sensi di — based on statement
  • Japanese: ...によると (...ni yoru to) — based on statement
  • Kapampangan: agpang king — based on statement
  • Kapampangan: agpang kang — based on statement
  • Kazakh: бойынша (boiynşa) — based on statement
  • Korean: ...에 따르면 (...e ttareumyeon) — based on statement
  • Central Kurdish: بەگوێرەی (begwêrey) — based on statement
  • Central Kurdish: بەپێی (bepêy) — based on statement
  • Ladino: según — based on statement
  • Latin: in — based on statement
  • Latin: secundum — based on statement
  • Lithuanian: pasak — based on statement
  • Macedonian: според (spored) — based on statement
  • Malayalam: പ്രകാരം (prakāraṁ) — based on statement
  • Malayalam: അനുസരിച്ച് (anusariccŭ) — based on statement
  • Maltese: skont — based on statement
  • Marathi: प्रमाणे (pramāṇe) — based on statement
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ifølge — based on statement
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ifylgje — based on statement
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ifølge — based on statement
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ifølgje — based on statement
  • Occitan: segon — based on statement
  • Old English: æfter — based on statement
  • Pannonian Rusyn: по (po) — based on statement
  • Pannonian Rusyn: спрам (spram) — based on statement
  • Persian: طبق (tebqe) — based on statement
  • Polish: według — based on statement
  • Polish: podług — based on statement
  • Polish: wedle — based on statement
  • Portuguese: de acordo com — based on statement
  • Portuguese: segundo — based on statement
  • Portuguese: conforme — based on statement
  • Romanian: conform — based on statement
  • Russian: согла́сно (soglásno) — based on statement
  • Russian: в соотве́тствии с (v sootvétstvii s) — based on statement
  • Scottish Gaelic: a rèir — based on statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: prema — based on statement
  • Serbo-Croatian: po — based on statement
  • Slovak: podľa — based on statement
  • Spanish: según — based on statement
  • Spanish: acorde a — based on statement
  • Spanish: con arreglo a — based on statement
  • Spanish: a tenor de — based on statement
  • Spanish: al tenor de — based on statement
  • Old Spanish: segund — based on statement
  • Swahili: mujibu — based on statement
  • Swedish: enligt — based on statement
  • Tagalog: ayon sa — based on statement
  • Tamil: படி (paṭi) — based on statement
  • Thai: ตามที่ (dtaam têe) — based on statement
  • Turkish: göre — based on statement
  • Ukrainian: згідно (zhidno) — based on statement
  • Urdu: بَقَول (baqaul) — based on statement
  • Urdu: بامُطابِق (bamut̤ābiq) — based on statement
  • Urdu: کے مطابق (ke mutābiq) — based on statement
  • Venetan: par — based on statement
  • Venetan: drìo — based on statement
  • Venetan: drio — based on statement
  • Vietnamese: theo — based on statement
  • Vietnamese: theo như — based on statement
  • Volapük: segun — based on statement
  • Walloon: sorlon — based on statement
  • Walloon: d’ après — based on statement
  • Walloon: shuvant — based on statement
  • Welsh: yn ôl — based on statement
  • Yiddish: לויט (loyt) — based on statement
  • Yiddish: וועדליק (vedlik) — based on statement
  • Yiddish: על־פּי (al-pi) — based on statement
  • Yiddish: פּאָדליג (podlig) — based on statement
  • Yiddish: כּפֿי (kefi) — based on statement
  • Afrikaans: ooreenkomstig — in proportion
  • Arabic: بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ — in proportion
  • Armenian: համապատասխան (hamapatasxan) — in proportion
  • Bulgarian: съответно (sǎotvetno) — in proportion
  • Bulgarian: в съгласие с (v sǎglasie s) — in proportion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根據 /根据 (gēnjù) — in proportion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 按照 (ànzhào) — in proportion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 依據 /依据 (yījù) — in proportion
  • Czech: podle — in proportion
  • Danish: ifølge — in proportion
  • Dutch: overeenkomstig — in proportion
  • Finnish: suhteessa — in proportion
  • French: selon — in proportion
  • Georgian: მიხედვით (mixedvit) — in proportion
  • German: entsprechend — in proportion
  • Hungarian: arányos — in proportion
  • Hungarian: megfelelő — in proportion
  • Hungarian: összhangban (lévő/álló) — in proportion
  • Indonesian: mengikuti — in proportion
  • Interlingua: secundo — in proportion
  • Italian: a seconda — in proportion
  • Japanese: の分だけ (no bun dake) — in proportion
  • Latin: in — in proportion
  • Old English: be — in proportion
  • Polish: odpowiednio — in proportion
  • Polish: zgodnie z — in proportion
  • Portuguese: de acordo com — in proportion
  • Portuguese: segundo — in proportion
  • Portuguese: conforme — in proportion
  • Russian: соотве́тственно (sootvétstvenno) — in proportion
  • Scottish Gaelic: a rèir — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре̏ма — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: у складу с — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: су̀кладно — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȅma — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: u skladu s — in proportion
  • Serbo-Croatian: sùkladno — in proportion
  • Spanish: según — in proportion
  • Spanish: acorde a — in proportion
  • Spanish: de acuerdo a — in proportion
  • Spanish: en función de — in proportion
  • Spanish: al tenor de — in proportion
  • Spanish: conforme a — in proportion
  • Swedish: enligt — in proportion
  • Swedish: i enlighet med — in proportion
  • Ukrainian: згі́дно (zhídno) — in proportion
  • Ukrainian: відпові́дно (vidpovídno) — in proportion
  • Vietnamese: tùy — in proportion
  • Vietnamese: tùy theo — in proportion
  • Welsh: yn ôl — in proportion