Dictionary Definition
adhere
Verb
1 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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ædˈhiɹ/Verb
- 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.
- 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.
- To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
Translations
To stick fast or cleave
- Finnish: kiinnittyä, tarttua
- Indonesian: melekat
- Swedish: fästa, fästa vid
To hold, be attached, or devoted
- Finnish: pitää kiinni
- Swedish: hålla fast vid, hålla sig till
To be consistent or coherent; to be in
accordance; to agree
- Finnish: noudattaa, pitää kiinni
- Swedish: hålla fast vid, hålla sig till
Extensive Definition
Adherence may refer to:
- Adherence (medicine), the obedience of the patient to the medical advice.
- Adhesion
Related:
- Adhesion (medicine), abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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