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 →

2) Adherence is also the act of sticking physically to something. tree →

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 →
• Strict adherence to safety rules keeps the lab safe. tree →
• Adherence to medicine is important for getting better. tree →
• The team's adherence to the plan won the match. tree →
• Their adherence to tradition is strong. tree →
• The glue's adherence to plastic is poor. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.