1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V.i:That apprehends no further than this world, And squarest thy life according.
Consistentlyas; in a corresponding manner (now generally expressing accordance with two or more alternatives). from 16th c.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.20:Ethical theories may be divided into two classes, according as they regard virtue as an end or a means.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:there was only a frightening silence, unenlivened even by the invidious enquiries of former years, which culminated, according to its stern nature, in a still more frightening old woman, a figure awaiting her on the very doorstep.
