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According is used when you want to attribute a statement to someone (preposition)
An example of according is when you say that Jim is the one who told you it was going to rain. You would say "According to Jim, it is going to rain."
According is agreeing or being in harmony. (verb)
- An example of according is when a woman doesn’t wear white after Labor Day because it is an unwritten rule of fashion.
- An example of according is telling someone a story using the facts received from a newspaper article.
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