according as
Americanconjunction
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to the extent that; proportionately as.
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depending on whether; if.
I'll stay according as I have the money.
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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
Rams, of course, are not to be selected for ewes by mere chance, but according as their qualities may improve those of the ewes.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
This may or may not be moral, according as it is or is not in harmony with the general welfare.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams
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