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ad⋅here
[ad-heer] 
verb, -hered, -her⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually fol. by to): The mud adhered to his shoes. |
| 2. | Physics. (of two or more dissimilar substances) to be united by a molecular force acting in the area of contact. |
| 3. | to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as a follower or upholder (usually fol. by to): to adhere to a party. |
| 4. | to hold closely or firmly (usually fol. by to): to adhere to a plan. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to be consistent. |
| 6. | to cause to adhere; make stick: Glue will adhere the tiles to the wallboard. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < ML adhērēre for L adhaerēre (ad- ad- + haerēre to stick, cling), perh. via MF adhérer
1590–1600; < ML adhērēre for L adhaerēre (ad- ad- + haerēre to stick, cling), perh. via MF adhérer
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Language Translation for : adhere
| Spanish: | adherirse a, | German: | kleben, | Japanese: | くっつく |
| ad·here
(ād-hîr') Pronunciation Key
v. ad·hered, ad·her·ing, ad·heres v. intr.
To cause to adhere; make stick. [French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, to stick to : ad-, ad- + haerēre, to stick.] |
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| adhere | |
verb | |
| 1. | be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| 2. | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan" |
| 3. | 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" [syn: cling] |
| 4. | be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" |
| 5. | be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by] |
| 6. | stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
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Main Entry: ad·here
Pronunciation: ad-'hi(&)r, &d-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ad·hered; ad·her·ing
intransitive senses
1 : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing adhering to the wound>
2 : to become joined (as in pathological adhesion)
: to cause to stick fast —ad·her·ence /-'hir-&n(t)s/ noun
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Adhere
Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh['e]rer. See Aghast.]1. 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. 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. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing adheres together." --Shak. Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
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