adhere(v = verb.contact) cleave, cling, cohere, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

is one way to adjoin, contact, meet, touch

Derived forms adjective adherent₁, noun adhesion₃

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

adhere(v = verb.stative) stick - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

is one way to adopt, espouse, follow

Derived forms noun adherent₁, noun adhesion₄

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

adhere(v = verb.stative) stand by, stick, stick by - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

is one way to be

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

adhere(v = verb.contact) bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

is one way to attach

Derived forms adjective adherent₁, noun adhesion₃, adjective adhesive₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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CIDE DICTIONARY

adhere, v. i. [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast.].

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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

adhere, v.intr.
1 (usu. foll. by to) (of a substance) stick fast to a surface, another substance, etc.
2 (foll. by to) behave according to; follow in detail (adhered to our plan).
3 (foll. by to) give support or allegiance.

Etymology

F adh{eacute}rer or L adhaerere (as AD-, haerere haes- stick)

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THESAURUS

adhere

agglomerate, bunch, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, combine, come together, communicate, congeal, conglomerate, connect, converge, embrace, freeze to, grasp, grow together, hang on, hang together, hold, hold on, hold together, hug, intercommunicate, join, knit, link, mass, meet, merge, persist, set, solidify, stay, stay put, stick, stick together, take hold of, unite

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ROGET THESAURUS

adhere

Coherence

VB cohere, adhere, stick, cling, cleave, hold, take hold of, hold fast, close with, clasp, hug, grow together, hang together, twine round, stick like a leech, stick like wax, stick close, cling like ivy, cling like a bur, adhere like a remora, adhere like Dejanira's shirt, glue, agglutinate, conglutinate, cement, lute, paste, gum, solder, weld, cake, consolidate, agglomerate.

Contiguity

VB be contiguous, join, adjoin, abut on, march with, graze, touch, meet, osculate, come in contact, coincide, coexist, adhere, juxtapose, contact, join (unite), link (vinculum).

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