Phrase guide

in accordance with

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

According to: following the rules or standards of; in a way consistent with; in a way not discordant with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IAW, as per, per

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَفْقًا لِ (wafqan li) — according to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 依照 (yīzhào) — according to
  • Czech: v souladu s — according to
  • Czech: ve shodě s — according to
  • Dutch: in overeenstemming met — according to
  • Esperanto: graŭ — according to
  • French: conformément à — according to
  • German: in Übereinstimmung mit — according to
  • Hindi: के अनुरूप (ke anurūp) — according to
  • Icelandic: í samræmi við — according to
  • Italian: in conformità a — according to
  • Lithuanian: pagal — according to
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: i tråd med — according to
  • Polish: zgodnie z — according to
  • Russian: в соотве́тствии с (v sootvétstvii s) — according to
  • Spanish: acorde a — according to
  • Spanish: conforme a — according to
  • Spanish: de acuerdo con — according to
  • Swedish: i överensstämmelse med — according to
  • Tamil: படி (paṭi) — according to
  • Thai: เป็นไปตาม (bpen-bpai-dtaam) — according to
  • Ukrainian: відпові́дно до (vidpovídno do) — according to