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adhere

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ad·here  (d-hîr)
v. ad·hered, ad·her·ing, ad·heres
v.intr.
1. To stick fast by or as if by suction or glue.
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.

[French adhérer, from Latin adhaerre, to stick to : ad-, ad- + haerre, to stick.]

adhere
Verb
[-hering, -hered]
1. to stick to
2. to act according to (a rule or agreement)
3. to be a loyal supporter of (something) [Latin adhaerere]
USAGE: See at adhesion.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"
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"
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 - 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"
Translations
adhere [ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to → adherirse a;
(fig) (= abide by); observar

adhere [ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to → adhérer à (fig) [+ rule, decision]; se tenir à

adhere [ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to → haften an +dat (fig) (abide by) → sich halten an +acc: (hold to) → festhalten an +dat

adhere [ədˈhɪəʳ] vi to adhere to → aderire a;
(fig) (rule, decision) → seguire

adhere
v adhere [ədˈhiə]
1 (often withto) to stick (to) This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well. plak يَلْتَصِق залепвам се lepit se klæbe; fæstne kleben κολλώ (σε) 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; 부착시키다 lipti pielipt lekat plakken klebe til, henge fast przylegać colar a (se) lipi (de) прилипать lepiť na držati (se) prianjati sitta, fastna ติด yapışmak 粘附 прилипати, приставати چپکنا bám
2 (withto) to remain loyal (to) I'm adhering to my principles. hou by يُخْلِص، يَلْتَزِم придържам се zachovávat, lpět holde fast i treu bleiben παραμένω πιστός, αφοσιωμένος aferrarse a, mantenerse fiel a (millestki) kinni pidama وفادار ماندن؛ اعتقاد داشتن pitää kiinni jostakin adhérer à לִדְבוֹק पालन करना pridržavati se ragaszkodik setia halda fast við fedele a essere 忠実である (신조 등을) 고수하다 laikytis (ko) stingri ievērot (principus u. tml.) berpegang teguh aanhangen fastholde trzymać się, obstawać manter a rămâne credincios оставаться верным dodržiavať, pridržiavať sa, byť verný držati se držati se nečeg hålla fast vid ยึดมั่น bağlı kalmak 堅持,忠于 лишатися вірним, дотримуватися کار بند رہنا trung thành
n adˈherence
aanhang إلْتِصَاق، مُوَالَاه вярност lpění; přilnavost klæben; holden fast das Festhaften προσήλωση adhesión; fidelidad vankumatu poolehoid چسبیدن؛ پیروی noudattaminen adhésion דְבֵקוּת, נֶאֱמָנוּת पालन pridržavanje (oda)tapadás, ragaszkodás, kitartás kesetiaan, ketaatan fastheldni attaccamento, fedeltà 執着 집착 laikymasis stingra ievērošana keteguhan het aanhangen det å holde fast ved; fastklebing przyleganie 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
n adˈherent
a follower; supporter an adherent of Marx. aanhanger تَابِع لِ، مَائِل لِ، مُنَاصِر لِ привърженик následovník; stoupenec tilhænger der/die Anhänger(in) οπαδός partidario pooldaja, jünger پیرو kannattaja partisan/-ane תוֹמֶך, חָסִיד पालनकर्ता/अनुचर pristaša követője vkinek penganut, pengikut áhangandi sostenitore, sostenitrice, seguace 信奉者 신봉자 pasekėjas piekritējs; sekotājs penyokong aanhanger tilhenger stronnik partidário susţinător приверженец stúpenec, prívrženec pristaš sledbenik anhängare ผู้ติดตาม; ผู้สนับสนุน taraftar 擁護者 прихильник; послідовник حامی ، طرف دار người ủng hộ


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Yet even in beginners, to adhere so moderately, as he be a man of the one faction, which is most passable with the other, commonly giveth best way.
These insects adhere to one another sometimes for several leagues.
For generations they have not numbered more than one or two hundred, but they still adhere to their ancient faith and maintain their ancient rites and ceremonies.
 
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