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1. (v.i.) adhere
to stay attached; stick fast; cling:
Mud adhered to my boots.
2. adhere
(of two or more dissimilar substances) to be united by adhesion.
3. adhere
to hold closely or firmly:
to adhere to a plan.
4. adhere
to be devoted in support or allegiance:
to adhere to a party.
5. adhere
Obs. to be consistent.
6. (v.t.) adhere
to cause to adhere; make stick.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L adhaerēre=ad-ad - +haerēre to stick, cling)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) adhere
be compatible or in accordance with
"You must adhere to the rules"
2. (verb) adhere
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
"They adhered to their plan"
3. (verb) cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
"The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
4. (verb) adhere, stick
be a devoted follower or supporter
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
5. (verb) stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
be loyal to
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
6. (verb) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
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| Definition of 'adhere' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) adhere
to stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura
2. (verb) adhere
to hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church
3. (verb) adhere
to be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree
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Sense: (often withto) to stick (to)
This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.
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 Afrikaans: plak |
 Arabic: يَلْتَصِق |
 Bulgarian: залепвам се |
 Brazilian: colar |
 Czech: lepit se |
 German: kleben |
 Danish: klæbe; fæstne |
 Greek: κολλώ (σε) |
 Spanish: adherirse a |
 Estonian: külge hakkama |
 Farsi: چسبیدن |
 Finnish: tarttua |
 French: collerà |
 Hebrew: לְהִדָבֵק @@@לְהִידָבֵק$$ |
 Hindi: चिपकना |
 Croatian: prianjati |
 Hungarian: ragad vmihez |
 Indonesian: merekat, melekat, menempe |
 Icelandic: tolla, loða við |
 Italian: aderire |
 Japanese: くっつく |
 Korean: 들러붙다 |
 Lithuanian: lipti |
 Latvian: pielipt |
 Malay: lekat |
 Dutch: plakken |
 Norwegian: klebe til, henge fast |
 Polish: przylegać |
 Persian: چسبیدن |
 Pashto: چسپيدل |
 Portuguese: colar |
 Romanian: a (se) lipi (de) |
 Russian: прилипать |
 Slovak: lepiť na |
 Slovenian: držati (se) |
 Serbian: prianjati |
 Swedish: sitta, fastna |
 Thai: ติด |
 Turkish: yapışmak |
 Taiwanese: 黏附 |
 Ukrainian: прилипати, приставати |
 Urdu: چپکنا |
 Vietnamese: bám |
 Chinese: 粘附 |
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