adhere

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

adhérer

aderire

adherir

aderir

correspondre

pegarse

attaccarsi

kleben

pegar

anhaften

haften

adherir

adherirse

incollarsi

rijmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ædˈhɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *adheren

Cognate with Middle English: adherande

Cognate with French: 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.

Sentences

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