Adhere

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To stick fast by or as if by suction or glue.
  • verb-intransitive. To remain devoted to or be in support of something: adhered to her beliefs.
  • verb-intransitive. To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation: We will adhere to our plan.
  • v. To cause to adhere; make stick.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. 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.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united
  • verb-intransitive. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion.
  • verb-intransitive. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To stick fast; cleave; become joined or united so as not to be easily separated without tearing: as, glutinous substances adhere to one another; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
  • To hold closely or firmly (to): as, to adhere to a plan.
  • To belong intimately; be closely connected.
  • To be fixed in attachment or devotion; be devoted; be attached as a follower or upholder: as, men adhere to a party, a leader, a church, or a creed; rarely, to be attached as a friend.
  • To be consistent; hold together; be in accordance or agreement, as the parts of a system; cohere.
  • Specifically, in Scots law: To affirm a judgment; agree with the opinion of a judge previously pronounced.
  • To return to a husband or wife who has been deserted. See adherence, 3. In logic and metaphysics, to be accidentally connected. See adherent, a., 3.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
  • v. stick to firmly
  • v. be loyal to
  • v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • v. be compatible or in accordance with
  • v. be a devoted follower or supporter
  • Antonym
    cleave   
    Verb Form
    adhered    adheres    adhering   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    follow-through    follow-up    put through    follow out    carry out    implement    go through    be    fit    tally   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stick    cleave    attach    hold    cling    agree   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bombardier    Chevalier    Clear    Deere    Fear    Greer    Imagineer    Lanier    Lear    Meir