Adhere

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To stick fast to something; stay attached.
  • intransitive verb. To remain devoted to or be in support of something.
  • intransitive verb. To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to adhere; make stick.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united
  • intransitive verb. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion.
  • intransitive verb. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. 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.
  • verb. 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.
  • verb. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
  • verb. stick to firmly
  • verb. be loyal to
  • verb. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • verb. be compatible or in accordance with
  • verb. be a devoted follower or supporter
  • Word Usage
    "Even when the pace quickened with the stress of the music the gestures still continued to be restrained and hieratic, only when, one by one, the performers detached themselves from the round and knelt before us for the _peseta_ it is customary to press on their foreheads, did one see, by the moisture which made the coin adhere, how quick and violent their movements had been."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    cleave  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adopt  agree  be  carry out  check  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bombardier  Chevalier  Clear  Deere  Fear  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agglomerate  agree  attach  bunch  clasp  
    verb-form