"laŭ" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Esperanto]

IPA: [law]
Etymology: Borrowed from German laut, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”). Compare Yiddish לויט (loyt). Doublet of laŭta. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|de|laut}} German laut, {{der|eo|gem-pro|*hlūdaz||loud; famous}} Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”), {{cog|yi|לויט}} Yiddish לויט (loyt), {{doublet|eo|laŭta}} Doublet of laŭta Head templates: {{head|eo|preposition}} laŭ
  1. according to
    Sense id: en-laŭ-eo-prep-KWGm0cjc Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto prepositions Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto prepositions: 69 31
  2. along
    Sense id: en-laŭ-eo-prep-doxJyTg8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lauh (english: H-system spelling), laux (english: X-system spelling) Derived forms: laŭdire (english: according to what they say, supposedly, reportedly), laŭeble (english: depending on what is possible), laŭiri (english: to go along (something)), laŭleĝa (english: lawful), laŭmezure (english: (made) to measure), laŭplaĉe (english: as one pleases), laŭtema (english: relevant, on point), laŭvice (english: in order, one after another), laŭvorta (english: word-for-word)
Categories (other): Esperanto BRO1 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "english": "depending on what is possible",
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      "word": "laŭleĝa"
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      "english": "(made) to measure",
      "word": "laŭmezure"
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      "english": "as one pleases",
      "word": "laŭplaĉe"
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      "english": "relevant, on point",
      "word": "laŭtema"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "in order, one after another",
      "word": "laŭvice"
    },
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          "english": "according to that expert",
          "text": "laŭ tiu eksperto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "according to me, in my opinion",
          "text": "laŭ mi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let's act according to your suggestion.",
          "text": "Ni faru laŭ via sugesto.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to dance to the music",
          "text": "danci laŭ la muziko",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Canada is the second largest country in the world by area.",
          "text": "Kanado estas la due plej granda lando en la mondo laŭ areo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We'll decide whether to come depending on the weather.",
          "text": "Ni decidos, ĉu ni venos, laŭ la vetero.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "according to"
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        {
          "english": "He walked along the street.",
          "text": "Li marŝis laŭ la strato.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We sailed upstream along the Thames.",
          "text": "Ni veladis supren laŭ Tamizo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to pet a cat in the direction of its fur",
          "text": "karesi katon laŭ la haroj",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "lauh"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "X-system spelling",
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      "english": "according to what they say, supposedly, reportedly",
      "word": "laŭdire"
    },
    {
      "english": "depending on what is possible",
      "word": "laŭeble"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go along (something)",
      "word": "laŭiri"
    },
    {
      "english": "lawful",
      "word": "laŭleĝa"
    },
    {
      "english": "(made) to measure",
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    },
    {
      "english": "as one pleases",
      "word": "laŭplaĉe"
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    {
      "english": "relevant, on point",
      "word": "laŭtema"
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      "english": "in order, one after another",
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        {
          "english": "according to that expert",
          "text": "laŭ tiu eksperto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "according to me, in my opinion",
          "text": "laŭ mi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Let's act according to your suggestion.",
          "text": "Ni faru laŭ via sugesto.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to dance to the music",
          "text": "danci laŭ la muziko",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Canada is the second largest country in the world by area.",
          "text": "Kanado estas la due plej granda lando en la mondo laŭ areo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We'll decide whether to come depending on the weather.",
          "text": "Ni decidos, ĉu ni venos, laŭ la vetero.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "according to"
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          "english": "He walked along the street.",
          "text": "Li marŝis laŭ la strato.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We sailed upstream along the Thames.",
          "text": "Ni veladis supren laŭ Tamizo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to pet a cat in the direction of its fur",
          "text": "karesi katon laŭ la haroj",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "along"
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          "along",
          "along"
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      "ipa": "[law]"
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    {
      "english": "H-system spelling",
      "word": "lauh"
    },
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      "english": "X-system spelling",
      "word": "laux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laŭ"
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