English Explanatory Dictionary

cohere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stick together physically, by adhesion.
  2. To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Pronunciation

/kəʊˈhɪə/ /koʊˈhɪɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-cohere.wav

Word forms

cohere coheres cohering cohered cohære

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

Related words

adhere coherence coherent cohesion cohesive inhere

Derived words

coherer decohere recohere uncohered

Translations

Bulgarian: съгласувам се German: in sich geschlossen sein German: zusammenhängen Spanish: ser coherente Turkish: bağlantılı olmak Turkish: tutarlı olmak Turkish: uyuşmak
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