Definition of adhere
Alternative spellings
Etymology
Latin adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere ("to stick"): compare French adhérer
Pronunciation
Verb
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.
Related terms
- adherent
- adherence
- cohere
- inhere
Anagrams
- Alphagram: adeehr
- header
- hedera
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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