English Explanatory Dictionary

inhere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈhɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inhere.wav

Word forms

inhere inheres inhering inhered inhære

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereōbor. English inhere Borrowed from Latin inhaerēre (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.

Related words

adhere cohere inherent inherence inherency

Derived words

coinhere
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