Accordingly

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É™.ˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/
• UK IPA: /əˈkɔː(ɹ).dɪŋ.li/

Origin

according + -ly

Full definition of accordingly

Adverb

1. (manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.
• Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, We may the number of ships behold, and so proceed accordingly.
• 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X, Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable.
2. (conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

Usage notes

Synonym notes:

Consequently, indicates 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.

Synonyms

• consequently, therefore, wherefore, hence, so