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# terms

«terms» in Mova's school dictionary: **the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, plural (terms); used in phrases

### meaning for a pupil

1) Terms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#m1)

2) «On good terms» or «on bad terms» describes how well people get on with each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#m2)

3) Terms is the plural of «term»: school terms, maths terms, special words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#m3)

4) «In terms of» means when you think about a particular thing: «in terms of size». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «terms and conditions» are the rules you agree to when you sign up for an app or buy something — children should ask an adult before agreeing. In stories two characters may be «on speaking terms» or «not on speaking terms». In maths «terms» are the parts of a sequence or expression; «in simplest terms» means a fraction reduced as much as possible. Phrases: «come to terms with», «in terms of», «on good terms», «terms and conditions».

### examples

- Read the terms and conditions before you click «agree». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x1)
- The two friends are on good terms again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x2)
- Write the fraction in its simplest terms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x3)
- The first three terms are 2, 4 and 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x4)
- They agreed on the terms of the trade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x5)
- In terms of size, the blue whale is the biggest animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x6)
- She came to terms with moving to a new school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x7)
- Prince Ivan agreed to these terms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terms/#x8)

### note

«Come to terms with» = slowly accept something sad or hard. «Not on speaking terms» = not talking because of a quarrel. Maths: 6/8 in simplest terms is 3/4. Safety: never accept online terms or give personal details without an adult.

### In the corpora

- [Grammar terms are useful because they let you talk about how sentences work, though nobody needs to know every term perfectly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/52-sats-grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-paper/16/)
- [Australia and New Zealand have four school terms a year, the UK and Ireland three, and many US schools two semesters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/263-clocks-calendars-and-planning/12/)
- [Shy or frightened dogs make friends on their own terms; quiet patience works better than treats, calling or grabbing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/28/)
- [Historians add that the Qing court was in fact curious about Western things but refused Britain's terms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/57-china-the-qing-and-the-opium-wars/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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