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adhere

/ædˈhiɹ/
Meanings
  • verb

    Stick to a surface or hold together; continue to follow a principle, course, or rule.

    - "The paint did not adhere well to the wall."
    - "We must adhere to the rules of the game."
    - "The glue did not adhere properly, so the pieces came apart."
  • verb

    Give allegiance, loyalty, or obedience to a person, cause, or authority.

    - "The citizens of the town vowed to adhere to the new mayor's decisions."
    - "The soldiers were ordered to adhere to the general's commands."
    - "The company's employees were expected to adhere to the ethical standards."
Pronunciation
  1. /ædˈhiɹ/



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Synonyms

cleave , cling , stick
Rhymes
Words rhyming with adhere
adhere , prepare , revere , tether , thereafter , hereafter , near , squatter , terreter , terrier , tethera,ether , weather , together , yonther , adhere , prefer , defer , refer , hereafter , thereafter , adhere , admire , desire , higher , lire , tire , tire , higher , quiver , shiver , liver , giver , hiver , liven , stiver , five , hive , jive,rive , five , pry , spry , try , fly , tally , rally , valley , ally , rally , valley , rally , valley
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Adair (English) : A Scottish surname

  2. Adair (Scottish) : A Scottish surname

  3. Adhere (French) : To attach, to stick, to adhere

Variants
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adhere , adhered , adheres , adhering , adhere to , adhered to , adheres to , adhering to
Forms
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adhered (past tense), adheres (present continuous), adhered (past participle), adheres (present tense), adhering (present participle), adherable (adjective), adhesion (noun)

Etymology
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Old English anhēdan ‘cling to, stick to’, from an- ‘on’ + hēdan ‘stick, hold’.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'adhere' comes from the Old English word 'anhēdan', which means 'cling to, stick to'.

  2. The word 'adhere' is used in various contexts, including physics, chemistry, and everyday language.

  3. In chemistry, adhesion refers to the attractive force that causes two different materials to stick together. In physics, it refers to the force that causes particles to stick together.

  4. The term 'adhere' is also used in medicine to describe the abnormal attachment of two surfaces that should be separate, such as in scar tissue or adhesions in the abdominal cavity.

Related Concepts
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  1. Adhesive: A substance that causes things to stick together. Adhesives are widely used in various industries, including manufacturing, construction, and healthcare.

  2. Adhesion: The state of sticking together or the process by which things adhere. In medicine, adhesion refers to the abnormal attachment of two surfaces that should be separate.

Culture
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Adhere has been used extensively in literature, especially in poetic works, to convey the idea of loyalty and commitment. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth famously urges her husband to 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topmost / With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between / Th' effect and it! Come, thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen eyes may never see / The gory details of the crime I've committed!', showing her unwavering commitment to her goal.

How to Memorize "adhere"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the word 'adhere' as a hand sticking to a surface, or as people sticking to a principle or cause.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'adhere' with the idea of sticking together, loyalty, or commitment.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'A DHERR in the HEAT sticks, but A DHERR in the SHADE adheres.'

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