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# accordance

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

«accordance» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Agreement; "in accordance with" means following, obeying or matching a rule, wish or plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#m1)
2. (formal) Being in agreement with something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#m2)

### 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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x2)
- Uniform must be worn in accordance with school policy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x3)
- The experiment was done in accordance with the instructions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x4)
- Parking is allowed only in accordance with the signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x5)
- The money was shared in accordance with the plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/#x6)
- The building was checked in accordance with the law. [tree →](https://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://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.

## In Jewish tradition

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

- In accordance with the belief of the ancients that the letters are of divine origin, the Sefer Yetzirah explains that the thirty-two ways of wisdom were ordained by God through: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/accordance/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «accordance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/accordance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accordance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/accordance.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «accordance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/accordance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«accordance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/accordance.html) on Mova free.