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English to English verb
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be compatible or in accordance with |
• You must adhere to the rules
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation |
• They adhered to their plan
source: wordnet30
| 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
source: wordnet30
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be a devoted follower or supporter |
• The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
• She sticks to her principles
source: wordnet30 Example:
• She stood by her husband in times of trouble
• The friends stuck together through the war
source: wordnet30 Example:
• Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
source: wordnet30
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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. | source: webster1913
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