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According, 1) agreeably, in proportion; with to: and was, a. to his estate, royally entertained, Lucr. Arg. Ado I, 2, 14 Gent. I, 2, 8. II, 4, 83. III, 2, 12. IV, 3, 8. Wiv. I, 1, 162. Meas. IV, 3, 83. V, 510. Err. I, 2, 6. Mids. I, 1, 44. I, 2, 3. III, 1, 78. Merch. I, 2, 41. II, 2, 65. IV, 1, 235. As V, 4, 67. As V, 4, 67 Shr. IV, 3, 95. Tw. IV, 3, 31. Wint. III, 3, 30. John V, 2, 118. R2 I, 1, 2. H4A III, 1, 71. H4B V, 5, 73. H5 II, 2, 35. V, 2, 362. H6B II, 4, 95. H6B II, 4, 95 H6C II, 2, 152. Cor. II, 1, 4. Caes. III, 1, 295. V, 5, 76. Mcb. III, 1, 97. V, 6, 6. Hml. II, 1, 47. II, 2, 552. Cymb II, 3, 63. With as: “a. as marriage binds,” As V, 4, 59. “a. as your ladyship desired,” H6A II, 3, 12. H6B III, 2, 12. Caes. I, 2, 261.
2) accordingly, conformably: “and squarest thy life a.” Meas. V, 487.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.

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