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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (6)

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

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

3. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
- Example: "The dress clings to her body"
- Example: "The label stuck to the box"
- Example: "The sushi rice grains cohere"
[syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]

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

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

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to
      agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing
      adheres together." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adhere
    v 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, adhere, stick, cohere]
    4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this
       village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her
       principles" [syn: adhere, 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, adhere]
    6: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
       [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick
       to]