1. Word finder
  2. Word definitions
  3. adhere

Find the word definition

What is "adhere"

Crossword clues for adhere

adhere
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adhere
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
comply with/adhere to/conform to a codeformal (= follow one)
▪ All staff must sign and strictly adhere to a Code of Business Ethics.
conform to/adhere to conventionformal (= do what is accepted and normal)
▪ He’d always chosen not to conform to convention.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
still
▪ We do not know how many agencies and courts still adhere to this policy and practice.
▪ Back then, he said, most Orthodox Christians still adhered to strict fasting rules during the 40 days before Pasak.
▪ I wonder whether these diets are still adhered to?
▪ Women take more time, talk easily and still adhere to the strict rules of manners.
strictly
▪ The closing dates were strictly adhered to by the Office of Works.
▪ The women were incensed, since they adhere strictly to the laws concerning MIKve after menstruation.
▪ The two-tier principle was strictly adhered to in the 1972 Act even when there seemed little justification for itin particular circumstances.
▪ Authors adhere strictly to a formula provided by the publishers.
▪ An inquiry is now under way to find out if the rules were strictly adhered to in Mrs Allen's case.
▪ The information desk was manned throughout the weekend, the timetable was strictly adhered to and everyone benefited from the efficiency.
▪ In the original battle plans, which were to be strictly adhered to, ten minutes were allocated for the raid.
▪ Whether it has always been strictly adhered to by magistrates and the police is, of course, another matter.
to
▪ The two-tier principle was strictly adhered to in the 1972 Act even when there seemed little justification for itin particular circumstances.
▪ The information desk was manned throughout the weekend, the timetable was strictly adhered to and everyone benefited from the efficiency.
▪ There are guide-lines on standards of care but these are not always adhered to even when charges are high.
▪ If these provisions are not adhered to, ensuing contracts may be unenforceable and criminal sanctions may follow.
▪ In the original battle plans, which were to be strictly adhered to, ten minutes were allocated for the raid.
▪ One rule they both rigidly adhere to is: never use the other one's equipment!
▪ In neither class group is either norm - satisfaction or dissatisfaction - adhered to absolutely.
▪ An explicit statement saying that applicable standards have been adhered to, or the reasons for departures, must also be included.
■ NOUN
policy
▪ We do not know how many agencies and courts still adhere to this policy and practice.
▪ Fortified by his second election victory Adenauer adhered to his policies, which continued to pay dividends.
▪ Even those who believed that poverty was largely self-inflicted did not always adhere to policies strictly consistent with this view.
▪ He has adhered to that policy consistently for several years.
principle
▪ The two-tier principle was strictly adhered to in the 1972 Act even when there seemed little justification for itin particular circumstances.
▪ Establish a principle and adhere to it even if it is vague to others.
▪ You see, my uncle has certain fixed views, certain principles which he adheres to rigidly.
▪ He described eight principles to adhere to in order to free ourselves from suffering: 1.
rule
▪ Women take more time, talk easily and still adhere to the strict rules of manners.
▪ Back then, he said, most Orthodox Christians still adhered to strict fasting rules during the 40 days before Pasak.
standard
▪ Such constraints include the need to adhere to certain standards or a limitation upon their ability to make excessive profits.
▪ New manufacturing must adhere to world standards.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Edam cheeses have waxed coatings which adhere tightly to the cheese.
▪ Peeling paint must be scraped away so that new paint will adhere.
▪ The machine is cleaned regularly to stop dirt adhering to the working parts.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A subsidiary analysis evaluated those patients adhering fully to the protocol.
▪ Back then, he said, most Orthodox Christians still adhered to strict fasting rules during the 40 days before Pasak.
▪ Data from the 159 patients adhering fully to the protocol gave similar conclusions.
▪ He should never have agreed to take part in this charade, should have adhered to his first decision to refuse.
▪ Insist that goals, expectations, and boundaries be clear and adhered to.
▪ People adhere to astrology with a dogmatic frame of mind rather than having a sceptical, critical approach.
▪ The federal court has been putting pressure on the state to adhere to the population caps in the decree.
▪ Whatever the purpose of the meeting, it should be stated at the outset and adhered to.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adhere

Adhere \Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh['e]rer. See Aghast.]

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. ``Nor time nor place did then adhere.'' ``Every thing adheres together.''
    --Shak.

    Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
adhere

1590s, from Middle French adhérer (15c.) or directly from Latin adhaerare "to stick to" (see adherent (adj.)). Originally often of persons, "to cleave to a leader, cause, party, etc." (compare adherent (n.), which still often retains this sense). Related: Adhered; adhering.

Wiktionary
adhere

vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To stick fast or cleave#etymology 2 , as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleur

  1. 2 (context intransitive English) 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. 3 (context intransitive English) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

WordNet
adhere

  1. v. be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"

  2. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"

  3. 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" [syn: cling, cleave, stick, cohere]

  4. be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: stick]

  5. be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by, stick by, stick]

  6. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to]

Usage examples of "adhere".

Trace evidence on the body includes fibers and microscopic debris under the fingernails and adhering to blood and to abraded skin and hair.

Supreme Court of the United States shall decide that the States cannot exclude slavery from their limits, are you in favor of acquiescing in, adhering to, and following such decision as a rule of political action?

And in the event, it has hitherto been found, that, though some sensible inconveniencies arise from the maxim of adhering strictly to law, yet the advantages overbalance them, and should render the English grateful to the memory of their ancestors, who, after repeated contests, at last established that noble, though dangerous principle.

Now was led forth, amidst the insults of his enemies, and the tears of the people, this man of illustrious birth, and of the greatest renown in the nation, to suffer, for his adhering to the laws of his country, and the rights of his sovereign, the ignominious death destined to the meanest malefactor.

The city militia, influenced by two aldermen, Tichburn and Ireton, expressed the same resolution of adhering to the good old cause.

I will here give only the case of a minute fly, naturally caught and still alive, which I found adhering by its delicate feet to the glands on the extreme left side of the central disc.

I placed one of these leaves under the microscope, and saw innumerable atoms of lime adhering to the external surface of the secretion.

A small fly was found adhering by its feet to the left side of the disc.

The glands secrete copiously, judging from the quantity of dried secretion adhering to them.

On four leaves of a young and small plant, 8, 10, 14, and 16 minute insects, chiefly Diptera, were found in the autumn adhering to them.

June 23 thirtynine leaves from North Wales, which were selected owing to objects of some kind adhering to them.

A few days later he sent me some plants with sixteen seeds or fruits adhering to fourteen leaves.

All these were arraigned, convicted, and condemned for high treason, in adhering and promising aid to Perkin.

He represented the peril of perpetual innovations, and the necessity of adhering to some system.

Gardiner, Tonstal, and Bonner, who had been confined for their adhering to the Catholic cause, appeared before her, and implored her clemency and protection.