Adhere
[əd'hɪə] or [əd'hɪr]
Definition
(verb.) follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; 'They adhered to their plan'.
(verb.) stick to firmly; 'Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?'.
(verb.) be a devoted follower or supporter; 'The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism'; 'She sticks to her principles'.
(verb.) be compatible or in accordance with; 'You must adhere to the rules'.
Typed by Garrett--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
Inputed by George
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Stick, cling, cleave, hold, cohere, take hold, be firmly fixed.[2]. Be faithful, be devoted, be attached, stand by, be true.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Stick, cohere, cleave, hold, attach, unite, fix, join, cling
ANT:Disunite, part, separate, divide, secede, sunder, sever
Editor: Natasha
Definition
v.i. to stick to: to remain fixed or attached (with to): (Shak.) to be consistent: (Scots law) to affirm a judgment.—n. Adher′ence state of adhering: steady attachment.—adj. Adher′ent sticking to.—n. one who adheres: a follower: a partisan (with of)—a less common form is Adher′er.
Editor: Ricky
Examples
- But shells and seaweed would adhere to the non-corroded surface, and hence the process was not entirely successful. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Adhere to that preference--never swerve thence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The base of the triangle is grooved for the twofold purpose of making the rubber adhere better to the rail, and to increase resiliency. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I no longer adhere to my intention of giving with my own mouth rudimentary education to the lowest class. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But the democrats adhere to the multitude of choices because logic requires them to. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You adhere to that resolution? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes; I feel now that I was right when I adhered to principle and law, and scorned and crushed the insane promptings of a frenzied moment. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The outcome of the mixture is perhaps less satisfactory than if either principle were adhered to in its purity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- And Mr. Pickwick steadfastly adhered to this determination. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- For three generations the Pasteurs had been tanners in the Jura, and they natur ally adhered to that portion of the population which hailed the Revolution as a deliverance. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr. Edison has adhered to this characteristic style of penmanship down to the present time. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The tide of popular opinion was running in our favor, the judge was well disposed toward us, and many decided friends were with us, who adhered firmly to our cause and interests. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I have laid down my plan, and if I am capable of adhering to itmy feelings shall be governed and my temper improved. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- It is then carefully wiped with cotton wool, but a minute quantity of the oil will still remain, sufficient to prevent the metal from adhering. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- His best, if not his only reason, for adhering to the party of Brian de Bois-Guilbert, Athelstane had the prudence to keep to himself. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- A particle of air loaded with adhering water or any other matter, is heavier than before, and would descend. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This is a solution of pyroxilin in ether and alcohol, which rapidly evaporates and leaves a thin film adhering to the glass. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- After the print is removed from the printing frame, it is developed, the parts acted on by the light adhering to the metal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He prepares a polished metal plate, generally zinc, with an extremely thin coating of film or fatty milk, which dries upon and adheres to the plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I have before mentioned that earth occasionally adheres in some quantity to the feet and beaks of birds. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The stone is then passed through the press, and the drawing adheres firmly to it. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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