Definition of "according"

according

/əˈkɔː.dɪŋ/

verb
1. present participle and gerund of accord
  Quotations
  Let knowledge grow from more to more,⁠But more of reverence in us dwell;⁠That mind and soul, according well,May make one music as before,But vaster. […]
  1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], prologue
adjective
comparative more according, superlative most according
1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adverb
comparative more according, superlative most according
1. (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
  Quotations
  That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according.
  1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V.i