accordingly
Americanadverb
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therefore; so; in due course.
- Synonyms:
- thus , hence , consequently
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in accordance; correspondingly.
- Synonyms:
- thus , hence , consequently
adverb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Usage
What does accordingly mean? Accordingly means done in agreement or in a corresponding way.When you do something accordingly, you are doing it in a way that agrees with or conforms to another concept. For example, It looks like it might rain, so plan your hike accordingly, means to be prepared to hike in the rain (by wearing rain gear, for example) or be prepared to cancel the hike because it is raining.Accordingly also means therefore or in due course. When school is canceled unexpectedly, for example, your teacher might say, “Accordingly, you will all be given an extra day to complete your reports.” Accordingly is still connecting a statement to a previous one. In this case, it introduces a statement that is a result of a previous one. You will have an extra day to finish your report because school was canceled.Example: It’s going to be very cold this weekend, so make sure you pack accordingly.
Related Words
See therefore.
Etymology
Origin of accordingly
Example Sentences
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"We work in an environment where we work online 24/7 and we police in that way, we have to be able to respond accordingly."
From BBC
He further explained that complicated questions in the competition force the programme to its limits and has inspired developers to continuously improve the programme accordingly through new features such as Copilot.
From BBC
But it doesn’t change the fact that growth is cooling from high levels, and investors have adjusted their expectations accordingly.
Dr. Ania Jastreboff, director of the Yale Obesity Research Center in New Haven, Conn., is advising patients who want to delay their shots to adjust their injection schedule accordingly afterward.
The firm boosted its estimates for 2026 revenue and earnings accordingly.
From Barron's
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