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Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-kawr-ding-lee
Phonetic Transcription : əˈkɔr dɪŋ li



Definition of accordingly

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "in agreement with," from according + -ly (2). From mid-15c. as "properly; adequately;" meaning "in agreement with logic or expectation" is recorded 1680s.
  • adv in an appropriate, suitable way
Example sentences :
  • Halbert thought it was time to be going, and accordingly got up and took his leave.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Accordingly he walked up boldly to the door, and rang the bell.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He accordingly approached our hero, and tapped him on the shoulder.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • And accordingly, when he wakened in the middle of the night, he was alert on the instant.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Zegarra accordingly gives a very free translation in French.
  • Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
  • Accordingly, Jason took the branch at its word, and lopped it off the tree.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Accordingly, conducted by my friend's clerk, I set out for the Town Hall.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • She was accordingly sold for the benefit of the underwriters.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I ordered the steward, accordingly, to pour me out one, and bring it up.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I shipped, accordingly, in the vessel mentioned, as a foremast hand.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

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