according as

American

conjunction

to the extent that; proportionately as.
depending on whether; if.

I'll stay according as I have the money.
depending on how.

Etymology

Origin of according as

First recorded in 1475–1500

Example Sentences

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All these I perceive in some measure or other to be in mine, according as I stir or turn myself. . . .

From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2017

Furthermore, if it were relative, a man's value would depend on his material "weight" or worth and could vary according as people find him useful or otherwise.

From Time Magazine Archive

Civic movements start or stop according as he nods or shakes his head.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jesus, according as Christians believe, instituted the breaking of bread and drinking of wine, as an emblem of his body being broken, and his blood being poured out as a sacrifice for sin.

From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Offen, Benjamin

Thus c was positive or negative according as ½Ir2w was greater or less than θε, and was zero when ½Ir2w = θε.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

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