adhere
pronunciation
How to pronounce adhere in British English:
UK [ədˈhɪə(r)]
How to pronounce adhere in American English:
US [ədˈhɪr]
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- Verb:
- be compatible or in accordance with
- follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- stick to firmly
Word Origin
- adhere
- adhere: [16] Adhere was borrowed, either directly or via French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre. This in turn was formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and the verb haerēre ‘stick’. The past participial stem of haerēre was haes- (the ultimate source of English hesitate), and from adhaes- were formed the Latin originals of adhesion and adhesive.=> hesitate
- adhere (v.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Outside the office they have to adhere to the kingdom 's strict codes .
- 2. There , the cells will be injected onto plates striped with tracks of a chemical they like to adhere to .
- 3. In a 2011 paper , zhang showed that neurons attached to the sundew adhesive were capable of dividing and differentiating and that bone and skin cells also successfully adhere to the material .
- 4. Over the past two weeks , china 's leaders have emphasised the country will adhere for now to its policy of " moderately loose " monetary conditions .
- 5. Nike issued a code of conduct requiring suppliers to adhere to labor , health and environmental standards .