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adhere

/ adhere /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"They adhered to their plan"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Type of:
attach
Kinds of:
bind
Verb group:
cling cleave stick cohere
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"
"She sticks to her principles"
Type of:
adopt follow espouse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
"You must adhere to the rules"
Type of:
match fit correspond
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
"The dress clings to her body"
"The label stuck to the box"
"The sushi rice grains cohere"
Type of:
touch adjoin meet
Entails:
attach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
be loyal to
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
"The friends stuck together through the war"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
1
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