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Word according-to
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic BrE / əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə / NAmE / əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tə /
Example
  • according to mick, it's a great movie.
  • you've been absent six times according to our records.
  • photography is, according to vidal, the art form of untalented people.
  • for vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.
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according-to

(preposition)BrE / əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə / NAmE / əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tə /
  1. as stated or reported by somebody/something
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    • According to Mick, it's a great movie.
    • You've been absent six times according to our records.
    • Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people.
    • For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.
    • His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images.
    • Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science.
    • In Brown’s view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right.
    • James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides.
    • Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see.
    • This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
    • This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
    • The results are shown in the chart below.
    • In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
    • This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
    • As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
    • According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
    • From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
  2. following, agreeing with or depending on something
    • The work was done according to her instructions.
    • Everything went according to plan.
    • The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
  3. to do only what you have enough money to do and no more
    • We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.
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