| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Adhere.[Websters]
2. To be devoted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have fixed, clarified, secured or applied. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be sized or starched. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have followed or observed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be allied. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have noticed or regarded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be corroded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have watched, inspected, visited or restrained. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have cohered or added.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb adhere.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (adhere) | 1. Be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules".[Wordnet]. 2. Follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan".[Wordnet]. 3. Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.[Wordnet]. 4. Be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism".[Wordnet]. 5. Be loyal to.[Wordnet]. 6. Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?".[Wordnet]. 7. Be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war".[Wordnet]. 8. 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.[Websters]. 9. 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.[Websters]. 10. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.[Websters]. 11. Base verb from the following inflections: adhering, adhered, adheres, adherer, adherers, adheringly and adheredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ADHERED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Specialty Definition: adhere
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To stick to, as glutinous substances, or by natural growth; as, the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.. | 2: [Verb] To be joined, or held in contact; to cleave to.. | 3: [Verb] Figuratively, to hold to, be attached, or remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a leader, a church, or creed.. | 4: [Verb] To be consistent; to hold together as the parts of a system. Every thing adheres together.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (intransitive) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. (references) | 2: [Verb] (intransitive) 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. (references) | 3: [Verb] (intransitive) 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. (references) |
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