adhere

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.

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[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

Imperative

adhere

adhere

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adhere - be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	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" cling, cohere, cleave, stick 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" stick adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
	5.	adhere - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" stick by, stand by, stick 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, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick 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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adhere

verb

1. To hold fast:

bond, cleave, cling, cohere, stick.

2. To act in conformity with:

abide by, carry out, comply, conform, follow, keep, mind, obey, observe.

Idiom: toe the line.

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Translations

يُخْلِص، يَلْتَزِميَلْتَصِق

lepit selpětzachovávat

fæstneholde fast iklæbe

klebentreu bleiben

kiinnittyätarttua

adhéreradhérer àcollerconcordercorrespondre

ragad

halda fast viîtolla, loîa viî

aderireattaccarsiincollareobbligarsiseguire

laikymasisliptipasekėjas

pieliptstingri ievērot

aanhangenklevenplakkensamenhangenvasthouden

fastholdehenge fastklebe til

держаться

bağlı kalmakyapışmak

坚持粘附

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

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adhere

[ədˈhɪə^r] 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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adhere

vi (→ an +dat) (= stick) → haften; (more firmly) → kleben

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adhere

[ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to (surface, party, policy) → aderire a; (belief) → rimanere fedele a; (promise) → mantenere; (rule, decision) → attenersi a, seguire

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adhere

(ədˈhiə) verb

1. (often with to) to stick (to). This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well. plak يَلْتَصِق залепвам се colar lepit se kleben klæbe; fæstne κολλώ adherirse a külge hakkama چسبیدن tarttua coller à לְהִדָבֵק , לְהִידָבֵק चिपकना prianjati ragad vmihez merekat, melekat, menempel tolla, loða við aderire くっつく 들러붙다 lipti pielipt lekat plakkenklebe til, henge fastprzylegać چسپيدل colar a (se) lipi (de) прилипать lepiť na držati (se) prianjati sitta, fastna ติด yapışmak 黏附 прилипати, приставати چپکنا bám 粘附

2. (with to) to remain loyal (to). I'm adhering to my principles. hou by يُخْلِص، يَلْتَزِم придържам се manter zachovávat, lpět treu bleiben holde fast i παραμένω πιστός, αφοσιωμένοςaferrarse a, mantenerse fiel a (millestki) kinni pidama وفادار ماندن؛ اعتقاد داشتن pitää kiinni adhérer à לִדְבוֹק पालन करना pridržavati se ragaszkodik setia halda fast við essere fedele a 忠実である 신봉하다 laikytis (ko) stingri ievērot (principus u. tml.) berpegang teguh aanhangenfastholdetrzymać się, obstawać وفادار manter a rămâne credincios оставаться верным dodržiavať, pridržiavať sa, byť verný držati se držati se nečeg hålla fast vid ยึดมั่น bağlı kalmak 堅持，忠於 лишатися вірним, дотримуватися کار بند رہنا trung thành 坚持

adˈherence noun

aanhang إلْتِصَاق، مُوَالَاه вярност fidelidade lpění; přilnavost das Festhaften klæben; holden fast προσήλωσηadhesión; fidelidad vankumatu poolehoid چسبیدن؛ پیروی pitäytyminen adhésion דבקות, נאמנות पालन pridržavanje (oda)tapadás, ragaszkodás, kitartás kesetiaan, ketaatan fastheldni attaccamento, fedeltà 執着 집착, 고집 laikymasis stingra ievērošana keteguhan het aanhangen det å holde fast ved; fastklebingprzyleganie چسبيدل fidelidade loialitate приверженность priľnavosť; dodržiavanie, vernosť, oddanosť privrženost prianjanje fastsittande, fasthållande การยึดมั่น bağlılık 信奉，堅持 прихильність, вірність وابستگی ، پیروی ، طرف داری sự dính, sự trung thành 信奉，坚持

adˈherent noun

a follower; supporter. an adherent of Marx. aanhanger تَابِع لِ، مَائِل لِ، مُنَاصِر لِ привърженик partidário následovník; stoupenec der/die Anhänger(in) tilhænger οπαδόςpartidario pooldaja, jünger پیرو kannattaja partisan/-ane תומך, חסיד पालनकर्ता/अनुचर pristaša követője vkinek penganut, pengikut áhangandi sostenitore, sostenitrice, seguace 信奉者 추종자 pasekėjas piekritējs; sekotājs penyokong aanhangertilhengerstronnik پيروي كول partidário susţinător приверженец stúpenec, prívrženec pristaš sledbenik anhängare ผู้ติดตาม; ผู้สนับสนุน taraftar 追隨者，擁護者 прихильник; послідовник حامی ، طرف دار người ủng hộ 拥护者

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