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〜とおり(に): just as; in the way that

N3 · 03 Conditions and consequences

Says something is done exactly in the way that was stated.

Verb dictionary or past form, or noun + の + とおり(に). Often written 通り. そのとおり alone means "that is right". Compare 〜ように, which can be looser.

Examples

先生せんせいに言いわれたとおりに、やってみました。

I tried it exactly as the teacher told me.

予想よそうしたとおり、彼かれが優勝ゆうしょうした。

Just as I expected, he won the championship.