adhere

(Engels)

1. (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
4. (intransitive) To affirm a judgment.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ædˈhɪə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *adheren

Verwante met Middle English: adherande

Verwante met Frans: adhérer

In summary

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.

Sinonieme

stick

stick to

cling

cleave

attach

bond

cohere

cling to

bind

agree

comply

glue

hold

match

adjoin

stick by

cleave to

hold fast

conform

observe

stick together

stand by

coincide

grip

attached

be attached

be congruent

paste on

abide by

correspond

hold together

keep

grasp

follow

clasp

devoted to

fit together

clam

catch

assent

carry

buttress

accrete

brace up

brace

agglutinate

border on

conviction

contract

boost

Sinne

The " Admiral Graf Spee" was under strict instructions to adhere prize rules .