according

adjectives

(followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
"according to instructions"
is similar to
being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'
"a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
(followed by `to') as reported or stated by
"according to historians"
is similar to
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
"his reported opinion"; "the reported findings"