accordingly
UK/əˈkɔː(ɹ).dɪŋ.li//əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/
accordingly adverb: agreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
Adverb
accordingly (comparative more accordingly, superlative most accordingly)
- Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
- He was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card.
- We may the number of ships behold, and so proceed accordingly.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Synonyms:
- accordantly, compliantly, rightly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, conformably, consistently, duly, fitly
- In natural sequence; consequently; so.
- Our preparations were all finished. Accordingly, we set sail.
- Accordingly a young chap wearing his hat over the left eyebrow, some clerk I suppose, - there must have been clerks in the business, though the house was as still as a house in a city of the dead, - came from somewhere up-stairs, and led me forth.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 200
- Synonyms:
- consequently, therefore, wherefore, hence, so, as a result, as such, ergo, in consequence, in that case
accordingly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
accordingly in Hindi
- तदनुसार
accordingly in Tamil
- அதன் விளைவாக, ஆதலின், இணங்க, சொல்லப்பட்டதற்கு இயைய, கூறியாங்கு, ஆதலால்
accordingly in Marathi
- agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable
- त्याप्रमाणे tyāpramāṇe
accordingly in Bengali
- অনুসারে, তদনুসারে, ফলে, অতএব
More languagesFewer languages
- accordingly in Telugu
- ప్రకారము prakāramu
- accordingly in Malayalam
- അപ്രകാരം, അക്കാരണത്താൽ, തദനുസൃതമായി
- accordingly in Kannada
- ಅದಕ್ಕನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ
- accordingly in Punjabi
- ਬਮੂਜਬ bamūjab
- accordingly in Gujarati
- તદનુસાર
- accordingly in Odia
- ତଦନୁସାରେ
- accordingly in Nepali
- तदनुसार
- accordingly in Persian
- طبیعتاً tabi'atan
Examples of accordingly in a sentence
- I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly.1895, H. G. Wells, chapter X, in The Time Machine:
- From the Marvel Mixmaster to the Miracle Microwave, every time a new-fangled gadget has lobbed into the Aussie kitchen, Aussie mums have changed their cooking styles accordingly.1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 5:
Synonyms of accordingly
- accordantly
- compliantly
- rightly
- agreeably
- appropriately
- becomingly
- conformably
- consistently
- duly
- fitly
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Forms of accordingly
| comparative | more accordingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accordingly |
Origin of accordingly
From Middle English acordingli, equivalent to according + -ly.
Questions about accordingly
- What does accordingly mean?
- Accordingly means agreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
- What is accordingly in Hindi?
- Accordingly in Hindi is तदनुसार. See Accordingly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use accordingly in a sentence?
- I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly.
- What part of speech is accordingly?
- Accordingly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce accordingly?
- Accordingly is pronounced /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ (US).
Words near accordingly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accordingly (page history and authors); accordingly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accordingly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accordingly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ప్రకారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); accordingly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accordingly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਬਮੂਜਬ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); accordingly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accordingly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accordingly (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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