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# adherence

«adherence» in Mova's school dictionary: **sticking closely to a rule, plan, belief or agreement and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (adherence — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Adherence is sticking closely to a rule, plan, belief or agreement and following it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#m1)

2) Adherence is also the act of sticking physically to something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In formal writing, news and health it means following rules or treatment, like adherence to the school code or to a doctor's medicine plan. Phrases: adherence to, strict adherence.

### examples

- The school expects adherence to its uniform rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x1)
- Strict adherence to safety rules keeps the lab safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x2)
- Adherence to medicine is important for getting better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x3)
- The team's adherence to the plan won the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x4)
- Their adherence to tradition is strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x5)
- The glue's adherence to plastic is poor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adherence/#x6)

### note

Formal; everyday words: following, sticking to. Verb: adhere (to); adhesive = glue. An adherent is a follower of a belief.

### Trees and pragmatics

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