selon
Meaning
according to; whichever applies; depending on
Concepts
depending on
in the opinion of
Synonyms
d’après
à la mesure de
en proportion de
en suivant
nombredomain:quantité‣domain:mesure‣domain:temps
dés que
nousdomain:quantité‣domain:mesure‣domain:temps
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sə.lɔ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French selunc, selonc, from earlier solonc, sulonc, sulunc, probably from a Vulgar Latin *sublungum, from Latin sub + longum, possibly a calque of Frankish *galang (“according, depending, relating to”). Alternatively from a supposed Old French *seon, an old form of segun, son (“in accordance with”) (itself from Latin secundum; compare Old Occitan segon), later crossed with long, lonc.
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Sentences
L’indifférence de ces penseurs , c’est là, selon quelques-uns , une philosophie supérieure.
The indifference of these thinkers is, accordingto some, a superiorphilosophy.