cohere
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co·here
(kō-hîr′)v. co·hered, co·her·ing, co·heres
v.intr.
1. To stick or hold together in a mass that resists separation.
2. To have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results: "The movie as a whole failed to cohere" (Robert Brustein).
v.tr.
To cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole.
[Latin cohaerēre : co-, co- + haerēre, to cling.]
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cohere
(kəʊˈhɪə)vb (intr)
1. to hold or stick firmly together
2. to be connected logically; be consistent
3. (General Physics) physics to be held together by the action of molecular forces
[C16: from Latin cohaerēre from co- together + haerēre to cling, adhere]
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co•here
(koʊˈhɪər)v.i. -hered, -her•ing.
1. to stick together; hold fast, as parts of the same mass.
2. (of two or more similar substances) to be united within a body by molecular forces.
3. to be logically connected.
4. to agree; be consistent.
[1590–1600; < Latin cohaerēre=co- co- + haerēre to stick]
co•her′er, n.
syn: See stick2.
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cohere
Past participle: cohered
Gerund: cohering
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| Verb | 1. |  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"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" |
| 2. | cohere - cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups" | |
| 3. | cohere - have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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cohere
verb
1. be consistent, be logical, hang together, hold good, hold water, agree, square, correspond, consolidate, be connected, harmonize This article fails to cohere as a single work.
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cohere
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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
cohere
[kəʊˈhɪər] vi (= hang together) [ideas] → être cohérent(e); [elements] → former un ensemble cohérentto cohere with sth → être dans la logique de qch
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cohere
vi
(lit) → zusammenhängen
(fig, community) → ein Ganzes or eine Einheit bilden; (essay, symphony etc) → in sich geschlossen sein; (argument, reasoning, style) → kohärent or zusammenhängend sein
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