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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.

[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.

adhere

Past participle: adhered
Gerund: adhering

Imperative
adhere
adhere

Present
I adhere
you adhere
he/she/it adheres
we adhere
you adhere
they adhere

Preterite
I adhered
you adhered
he/she/it adhered
we adhered
you adhered
they adhered

Present Continuous
I am adhering
you are adhering
he/she/it is adhering
we are adhering
you are adhering
they are adhering

Present Perfect
I have adhered
you have adhered
he/she/it has adhered
we have adhered
you have adhered
they have adhered

Past Continuous
I was adhering
you were adhering
he/she/it was adhering
we were adhering
you were adhering
they were adhering

Past Perfect
I had adhered
you had adhered
he/she/it had adhered
we had adhered
you had adhered
they had adhered

Future
I will adhere
you will adhere
he/she/it will adhere
we will adhere
you will adhere
they will adhere

Future Perfect
I will have adhered
you will have adhered
he/she/it will have adhered
we will have adhered
you will have adhered
they will have adhered

Future Continuous
I will be adhering
you will be adhering
he/she/it will be adhering
we will be adhering
you will be adhering
they will be adhering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been adhering
you have been adhering
he/she/it has been adhering
we have been adhering
you have been adhering
they have been adhering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been adhering
you will have been adhering
he/she/it will have been adhering
we will have been adhering
you will have been adhering
they will have been adhering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been adhering
you had been adhering
he/she/it had been adhering
we had been adhering
you had been adhering
they had been adhering

Conditional
I would adhere
you would adhere
he/she/it would adhere
we would adhere
you would adhere
they would adhere

Past Conditional
I would have adhered
you would have adhered
he/she/it would have adhered
we would have adhered
you would have adhered
they would have adhered

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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"

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.

Translations

يُخْلِص، يَلْتَزِميَلْتَصِق

lepit selpětzachovávat

fæstneholde fast iklæbe

kleben treu bleiben

kiinnittyätarttua

adhérer adhérer à coller concorder correspondre

ragad

halda fast viîtolla, loîa viî

aderire attaccarsi incollare obbligarsi seguire

laikymasisliptipasekėjas

pieliptstingri ievērot

aanhangen kleven plakken samenhangen vasthouden

fastholde henge fast klebe 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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

adhere

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

adhere

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

adhere

(ədˈhiə) verb

1. (often with to) to stick (to). This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.

2. (with to) to remain loyal (to). I'm adhering to my principles.

adˈherence noun

adˈherent noun

a follower; supporter. an adherent of Marx.

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Mean men, in their rising, must adhere; but great men, that have strength in themselves, were better to maintain themselves indifferent, and neutral.

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These insects adhere to one another sometimes for several leagues."

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Would the just-hatched young occasionally crawl on and adhere to the feet of birds roosting on the ground, and thus get transported?

I have before mentioned that earth occasionally, though rarely, adheres in some quantity to the feet and beaks of birds.

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My second maxim was to be as firm and resolute in my actions as I was able, and not to adhere less steadfastly to the most doubtful opinions, when once adopted, than if they had been highly certain; imitating in this the example of travelers who, when they have lost their way in a forest, ought not to wander from side to side, far less remain in one place, but proceed constantly towards the same side in as straight a line as possible, without changing their direction for slight reasons, although perhaps it might be chance alone which at first determined the selection; for in this way, if they do not exactly reach the point they desire, they will come at least in the end to some place that will probably be preferable to the middle of a forest.

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The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.

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There existed between him and the old church so profound an instinctive sympathy, so many magnetic affinities, so many material affinities, that he adhered to it somewhat as a tortoise adheres to its shell.

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Motorists have been advised to take caution and adhere to traffic rules and speed limits.

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"We will adhere to our commitments made," Rouhani said at an event in New Delhi.

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Despite his tough stance and pronouncements to kill criminals, President Duterte strongly adheres to the rule of law and due process, according to Sueno.

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Abu Dhabi: Residents who drive to neighbouring countries during the summer have been urged to adhere to the traffic regulations of those countries.

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