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.
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.