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# accordance

«accordance» in Mova's school dictionary: **following, obeying or matching a rule, wish or plan** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (accordance; used almost only in the phrase in accordance with)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Agreement; "in accordance with" means following, obeying or matching a rule, wish or plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#m1)

2) (formal) Being in agreement with something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word found in rules, letters from school, signs and exam texts: "in accordance with school policy" means "following the school's rules". It tells the reader that something was done the official or correct way. Phrases: in accordance with the rules, in accordance with the law, in accordance with her wishes.

### examples

- The fire drill was carried out in accordance with the safety rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x1)
- In accordance with Grandma's wishes, we scattered flowers at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x2)
- Uniform must be worn in accordance with school policy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x3)
- The experiment was done in accordance with the instructions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x4)
- Parking is allowed only in accordance with the signs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x5)
- The money was shared in accordance with the plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x6)
- The building was checked in accordance with the law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x7)
- Each undertook his proper duty in accordance with his own nature and powers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x8)

### note

Uncountable, nearly always in the fixed phrase "in accordance with". Plain alternatives: following, according to, in line with. Do not mix it up with "according to" (which means "as said by": according to the teacher...). Related: accord, accordingly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «accordance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.