according to Copy link Outline 1. often expr. by the simple abl.2. ex or ē (with abl.)3. prō (with abl.)4. ăd (with acc.).5. dē (with abl.)6. ŭt (with verb sum) • according to: 1. often expr. by the simple abl.: Caesar says that a. to the custom of the Roman people, he cannot allow any one to march through the province, Caesar negat se more populi R. posse iter ulli per provinciam dare, Caes.: to proceed a. to law, lege agere, Ter.: Cic. 2. ex or ē (with abl.): v. in accordance with. 3. prō (with abl.): to praise any one a. to his worth, aliquem pro dignitate laudare, Cic.: a. to one's ability, pro virili parte, Cic.: a. to time and circumstances, pro tempore et pro re, Caes.: I for my part, a. to the high esteem in which I hold you, will approve whatever you do, equidem pro eo quanti te facio, quidquid feceris approbabo, Cic. 4. ăd (with acc.).: wise a. to the rule of those persons, ad istorum normam sapientes, Cic.: a. to circumstances, ad tempus, Cic. 5. dē (with abl.): v. in accordance with,. 6. ŭt (with verb sum): these indeed ought to seem old men a. to the age of the Roman people; but young men as the ages of the Athenians are reckoned, hi quidem ut populi R. aetas est, senes; ut Atheniensium secula numerantur, adolescentes debent videri, Cic.