adhere
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
- adhære (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
Latin adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere (“‘to stick’”): compare French adhérer
[edit] Pronunciation
- (WEAE) IPA: /ædˈhiɹ/
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[edit] Verb
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to adhere (third-person singular simple present adheres, present participle adhering, simple past and past participle adhered)
- (intransitive) 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.
- (intransitive) 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.
- (intransitive) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
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[edit] Translations
To stick fast or cleave
To hold, be attached, or devoted
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To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree
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