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According vs Related - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between according and related

is that according is present participle of lang=en while related is past tense of relate.

As adjectives the difference between according and related

is that according is agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious while related is standing in relation or connection.

As an adverb according

is accordingly; correspondingly.

according

English

Verb

(head)
  • Mind and soul according well. -

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
  • This according voice of national wisdom.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
  • * 1604 , (William Shakespeare), Measure for Measure , V.i:
  • That apprehends no further than this world, / And squarest thy life according .
  • Consistently (as); in a corresponding manner (now generally expressing accordance with two or more alternatives).
  • * 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.
  • In accordance, in a manner consistent (to) (something).
  • * 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.

    Derived terms

    * according to * according as

    Statistics

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    related

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Standing in relation or connection.
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  • Being a relative of.
  • Narrated; told.
  • (music) Same as the adjective relative.
  • (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
  • (in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (relate)
  • See also

    * relation * relationship * interrelate * interrelated

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