adhere

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.

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

[via Medieval Latin adhērēre from Latin adhaerēre to stick to]

adherence  n

Usage: See at adhesion

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"

Translations

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

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 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 粘附

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 pysyä uskollisena 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 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，忠於 лишатися вірним, дотримуватися کار بند رہنا trung thành 坚持

n adˈherence

aanhang إلْتِصَاق، مُوَالَاه вярност lpění; přilnavost klæben; holden fast das Festhaften προσήλωση adhesión; fidelidad vankumatu poolehoid چسبیدن؛ پیروی pitäytyminen adhésion דְבֵקוּת, נֶאֱמָנוּת 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; 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 信奉，坚持

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 추종자 pasekėjas piekritējs; sekotājs penyokong aanhanger tilhenger stronnik 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