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ad·here
(ăd-hîr′)v. ad·hered, ad·her·ing, ad·heres
v.intr.
1. To stick fast to something; stay attached: Glue makes the wallpaper adhere to the wall.
2. To remain devoted to or be in support of something: adhered to her beliefs.
3. To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation: We will adhere to our plan.
v.tr.
To cause to adhere; make stick.
[French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, to stick to : ad-, ad- + haerēre, to stick.]
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adhere
(ədˈhɪə)vb (intr)
1. (usually foll by to) to stick or hold fast
2. (foll by to) to be devoted (to a political party, cause, religion, etc); be a follower (of)
3. (foll by to) to follow closely or exactly: adhere to the rules.
[C16: via Medieval Latin adhērēre from Latin adhaerēre to stick to]
adˈherence n
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ad•here
(ædˈhɪər)v. -hered, -her•ing. v.i.
1. to stay attached; stick fast; cling: Mud adhered to my boots.
2. (of two or more dissimilar substances) to be united by adhesion.
3. to hold closely or firmly: to adhere to a plan.
4. to be devoted in support or allegiance: to adhere to a party.
5. Obs. to be consistent.
v.t. 6. to cause to adhere; make stick.
[1590–1600; < Latin adhaerēre=ad- ad- + haerēre to stick, cling]
ad•her′a•ble, adj.
ad•her′er, n.
syn: See stick.
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adhere
Past participle: adhered
Gerund: adhering
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| Verb | 1. |  adhere - be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| 2. |  adhere - follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"follow out, follow up, put through, carry out, follow through, implement, go through - pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" | |
| 3. |  adhere - 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"adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" | |
| 4. |  adhere - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" | |
| 5. |  adhere - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 6. |  adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - 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" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
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Translations
يُخْلِص، يَلْتَزِميَلْتَصِق
lepit selpětzachovávat
fæstneholde fast iklæbe
kiinnittyätarttua
ragad
halda fast viîtolla, loîa viî
laikymasisliptipasekėjas
pieliptstingri ievērot
bağlı kalmakyapışmak
adhere
[ədˈhɪəʳ] VI (= stick) → adherirse, pegarse (to a)adhere to VI + PREP (= observe) [+ party, policy] → adherirse a; [+ rule] → observar; (= stand by) [+ belief] → aferrarse a; (= fulfil) [+ promise] → cumplir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
adhere
[ədˈhɪər] vi (= uphold, respect) to adhere to sth [+ rule, decision] → se tenir à qch; [+ opinion, belief, principles] → adhérer à qch
(= stick) to adhere to sth → adhérer à qch
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
adhere
[ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to (surface, party, policy) → aderire a; (belief) → rimanere fedele a; (promise) → mantenere; (rule, decision) → attenersi a, seguireCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
adhere
(ədˈhiə) verb1. (often with to) to stick (to). This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.
2. (with to) to remain loyal (to). I'm adhering to my principles.
adˈherence nounadˈherent noun
a follower; supporter. an adherent of Marx.
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