adhere
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adhere
- /ædˈhɪə/ UK
- /ædˈhɪɹ/ Canada, US
- /ædˈhɪə/ Australia
- /ɛdˈhiə/ New Zealand
- /ɛdˈhiːə/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.
verb adheres · adhering · adhered · adhære
- To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. Wax adhered to his finger.
- To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc. Upon the whole, if, by the British dominions, you mean territories subject to the Parliament, you adhere to your usual fallacy, and suppose what you are bound to prove.
- To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. For the most part, Hefner's female companions all adhered to the same mold: twentysomething, bosomy and blonde. "Well, I guess I know what I like," he once said when asked about his preferences.
- To fasten by adhesion. A process in producing playing balls which consists molding a pair of hollow hemispheres from suitable air proof mate rial softening their edges by heat and adhering them to form a unitary hollow sphere inclosing said sphere in a stiffened envelop.
- To affirm a judgment.
Similar: adhere, attach, bond, cleave, cling, cohere, conglutinate, glue, hug, stick, stick together, stick with · Opposite: deadhere, divide
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bind, cohere, stick with, accede, stick by, stand by, stick to, comply, stick, bond, cling, hold fast, adherent, adherence, bend, implement
verb
Similar: adhere, attach, bond, cleave, cling, cohere, conglutinate, glue, hug, stick, stick together, stick with · Opposite: deadhere, divide
Translations
Every language
verb To stick fast or cleave
| Español | pegarse, adherirse, adherecer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 달라붙다 dallabutda |
| 日本語 | くっ付く kuttsuku, 付く tsuku |
| 中文 | 粘附 niánfù, 黏著, 黏着 niánzhuó, 附著 fùzhuó, 附着 fùzhuó |
| Português | aderir |
| Français | adhérer |
| Deutsch | kleben |
| Italiano | aderire |
| Русский | прикле́иваться prikléivatʹsja, прикле́иться prikléitʹsja, прилипа́ть prilipátʹ, прили́пнуть prilípnutʹ |
verb To hold, be attached, or be devoted
| Deutsch | halten |
|---|---|
| Italiano | aderire |
| Русский | приде́рживаться pridérživatʹsja, остава́ться ве́рным ostavátʹsja vérnym |
verb To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree
| Español | adherirse a, cumplir con |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遵守 zūnshǒu, 堅持 /坚持 jiānchí, 固守 gùshǒu |
| Français | adhérer |
| Deutsch | sich halten (an etwas), befolgen, festhalten |
| Italiano | seguire |
| Русский | приде́рживаться pridérživatʹsja, соблюда́ть sobljudátʹ |
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title = {adhere},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adhere},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
