English Explanatory Dictionary

adhere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
  3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  4. To fasten by adhesion.
  5. To affirm a judgment.

Pronunciation

/ædˈhɪə/ /ædˈhɪɹ/ en-us-adhere.ogg /ɛdˈhiə/ /ɛdˈhiːə/ /əˈɖhɪjər/ /əˈd̪hɪjər/

Word forms

adhere adheres adhering adhered adhære

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.

Synonyms

adhere attach bond cleave cling cohere conglutinate glue hug stick stick together stick with

Antonyms

deadhere divide

Related words

adherence adherent adhesive cohere deadhere inhere

Derived words

adherable adherer adheringly cytoadhere disadhere nonadhering readhere unadhere unadhered
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