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ac·cord·ing·ly 
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| 1. | therefore; so; in due course. |
| 2. | in accordance; correspondingly. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: consequently] |
| 2. | in accordance with; "she acted accordingly" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
acˈcordingly1 adverb
in agreement (with the circumstances etc)
Example: Find out what has happened and act accordingly.
acˈcordingly2 adverbExample: Find out what has happened and act accordingly.
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therefore
Example: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.
See also: accord, according to, accordance: in accordance with, of one's own accord, with one accord, "accordingly" in any languageExample: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Accordingly
Ac*cord"ing*ly\, adv. 1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. Behold, and so proceed accordingly. --Shak. 2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. Syn: Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. Usage: Accordingly, Consequently, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as, the papers were not ready, and consequently could not be signed.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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