"according" meaning in English

See according in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ [UK], /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-according.ogg [US] Forms: according
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is true according to a source, it means that source says or shows that it is true.
    Sense id: simple-according-en-prep--3jloh-z

Verb

IPA: /əˈkɔːdɪŋ/ [UK], /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-according.ogg [US] Forms: accord [canonical], accords [third-person, singular], accorded [past], accorded [past, participle], according [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|accord}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of accord.
    Sense id: simple-according-en-verb-2A~vdAEU
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          "text": "According to a friend of mine, they are thinking of building a new mall near here."
        },
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          "text": "According to the weather forecast, it will rain today."
        },
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          "text": "You may go or stay, according as you decide."
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