ACCORDING TO Copy link • ACCORDING TOad or secundum (with accusative; in agreement with): ex (in consequence of; of an action arising from, or out of, something): de (proceeding from): pro (in proportion to; for). To speak according to truth, ad veritatem loqui: according to nature, secundum naturam: according to the laws, secundum leges (opposed to contra leges): according to your opinion, ex sententia tua, or de sententia tua; imperatores de omnium populorum sententia delecti: according to law, ex lege (as a consequence of, and in conformity with, a particular enactment): according to circumstances, pro tempore et pro re; ex re et ex tempore: according to my consular authority, pro auctoritate consulari: according to my regard for you, pro eo, quanti te facio: according to their several weights, pro eo quantum in quoque sit ponderis. Often by the ablative alone: according to his custom, instituto suo: according to the custom of the Romans, consuetudine Romanorum. Suitably; in agreement with: convenienter or cougruenter alicui rei; apte ad aliquid.