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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The second recall is for the trunk bed trim sail applique, could have been improperly adhered and can loosen, according to the federal agency.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Kelley has a formula these days, and Presumed Innocent, premiering June 12 on Apple TV+, adheres closely to it.
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In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, to which the Sherpas adhere, the dead should be cremated at home.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Meanwhile, the United States adhered strictly to the withdrawal timeline established by the SOFA, showing the Iraqis that the United States had no intention of occupying their country indefinitely.
—Emma Sky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Kelley has a formula these days, and Presumed Innocent, premiering June 12 on Apple TV+, adheres closely to it.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 June 2024
In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, to which the Sherpas adhere, the dead should be cremated at home.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Meanwhile, the United States adhered strictly to the withdrawal timeline established by the SOFA, showing the Iraqis that the United States had no intention of occupying their country indefinitely.
—Emma Sky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
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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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