adhered; adhering
1
: to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
The stamp failed to adhere to the envelope.
2
: to give support or maintain loyalty
adhere to traditional values
3
: to bind oneself to observance
adhere to the rules
4
obsolete
: accord sense intransitive 1
: to cause to stick fast
The paper had been adhered to the wall.
Examples of adhere in a Sentence
The stamp failed to adhere.
everyone started calling her “Cookie” when she was little and the name adhered
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
The conjunction within that nauseating offer discloses the conservative thinking that adheres these two cat controversies.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
However, adhering strictly to this principle can cause unintended harm—potentially triggering chain-reaction collisions that injure bystanders.
—Vamsi Vemoori, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Dredge both sides in panko mixture, pressing to adhere.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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adhere
verb
ad·here
ad-ˈhi(ə)r 
əd-
adhered; adhering
1
: to stay loyal (as to a cause or promise)
2
: to stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or melting
3
: to agree to observe
adhere to the rules
Medical Definition
adhere
verb
ad·here
ad-ˈhi(ə)r, əd-
adhered; adhering
1
: to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
a gauze bandage adhering to the wound
2
: to become joined (as in pathological adhesion)
the lung sometimes adheres to the pleura
: to cause to stick fast
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