Dictionary

accordingly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ (General-American)
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• /əˈkɔː(ɹ).dɪŋ.li/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English acordingli, equivalent to according + -ly.

Meanings

1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
   • 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, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ix]:
   • 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:
   • He was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card.
   • Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. 1895, H. G. Wells, chapter X, in The Time Machine:
2. (conjunctive) 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:

Forms

Synonyms

whence · suitably · so · properly · wherefore · becomingly · consistently · then · appropriately · wherefore · therefore · accordantly · hence · ergo · so · accordantly · rightly · agreeably · compliantly · thus · hence · compliantly · duly · in consequence · accordingly · rightly · subsequently · accordingly · consequently · ∴ · therefore · pursuantly · as a result · in that case · conformably · fitly · as such · thence · consequently

Translations (64)

sv alltså (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · da altså (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fi sen mukaisesti (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · sh да̏кле̄ (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · nb følgelig (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ru соотве́тственно (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · es consecuentemente (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fa طبیعتاً (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sh stȍgā (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sv därför (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fr conséquemment (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · ro ca atare (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ro în consecință (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pl więc (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ru сле́довательно (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fr en conséquence (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · es por consiguiente (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es por lo tanto (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es según (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · mi nō konei (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sh prema tome (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · de dementsprechend (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · ro prin urmare (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · ca tal com correspon (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · sv på grund af detta (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · da følgelig (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es en consecuencia (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · el επομένως (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · uk відпові́дно (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · bg съотве́тно (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · eo laŭ tio sekvas (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sh сто̏га̄ (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es según y como (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pl odpowiednio (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · eo sekve (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fi siispä (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · da ergo (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · pt conformemente (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · no deretter (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · sh према томе (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ro în conformitate (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · bg следова́телно (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sv på denna grund (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · fi niinpä (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sh dȁklē (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · it conseguentemente (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · es como corresponde (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pt acordadamente (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · nb tilsvarende (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · eo konforme (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · mr त्याप्रमाणे (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pt correspondentemente (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pt consequentemente (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ca apropiadament (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · pl zatem (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · de logischerweise (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · pl stosownie (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · da derfor (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · ga mar sin de (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · sv följaktligen (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es según y conforme (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · it di conseguenza (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) · mi nā konei (in natural sequence; consequently; so) · es acordemente (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable)