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accordingly
[ uh-kawr-ding-lee ]
accordingly
/ əˈɔːɪŋɪ /
adverb
- in an appropriate manner; suitably
sentence connector
- consequently
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accordingly1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Formerly, if one behaved monstrously, one was judged accordingly.
He felt they were "taking advantage" of the United States by not paying for their defense and should be "taxed" accordingly.
"As a representative body we will respond accordingly if there proves to be any sign of a material negative impact on the industry," it said.
“It is a natural consumer behavior when people see an impending price change to race in and respond accordingly,” said Dominick Miserandino, a retail and consumer analyst and chief executive of Retail Tech Media Nexus.
But it remains to be seen whether the pause in hostilities holds – the military stressed it would "respond accordingly" if rebels launched attacks.
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More About Accordingly
What does accordingly mean?
Accordingly means done in agreement or in a corresponding way.
When you do something accordingly, you are doing it in a way that agrees with or conforms to another concept. For example, It looks like it might rain, so plan your hike accordingly, means to be prepared to hike in the rain (by wearing rain gear, for example) or be prepared to cancel the hike because it is raining.
Accordingly also means therefore or in due course. When school is canceled unexpectedly, for example, your teacher might say, “Accordingly, you will all be given an extra day to complete your reports.” Accordingly is still connecting a statement to a previous one. In this case, it introduces a statement that is a result of a previous one. You will have an extra day to finish your report because school was canceled.
Example: It’s going to be very cold this weekend, so make sure you pack accordingly.
Where does accordingly come from?
The first records of the term accordingly come from the early 1400s. It combines the word according, meaning “agreeing,” and the suffix –ly, which creates adverbs from adjectives.
Accordingly is used in cases where something has to agree, or accord, with a certain condition. For example, The mayor wants the roads to remain safe during the snowstorm. Accordingly, the salt trucks are sent out whenever it snows heavily. The trucks are sent out in agreement with the mayor’s set conditions.
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What are some synonyms for accordingly?
What are some words that share a root or word element with accordingly?
What are some words that often get used in discussing accordingly?
How is accordingly used in real life?
Accordingly is almost always used when something is changing or has to be done in a certain manner that may differ from the norm.
Stranger Things Season 3 premieres…
12:01 a.m. PDT
3:01 a.m. EDT
4:01 a.m. BRT
7:01 a.m. UTC
8:01 a.m. BST
12:31 p.m. IST
3:01 p.m. CST
4:01 p.m. KSTplan accordingly!
— Netflix (@netflix)
Know your position in someone’s life and act accordingly.
— Unkonfined (@unkonfined)
Try using accordingly!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for accordingly?
A. appropriately
B. properly
C. respectively
D. unsuitably
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