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.
To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
(1) To be devoted as a follower or supporter. (2) To follow closely; carry out without deviation.
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"
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"
be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"
be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
To bond; to cause two surfaces to be held together by adhesion.
to cause two surfaces to be held together by adhesion, typically with asphalt or roofing cements in built-up roofing and with contact cements in some single-ply membranes.
To stick fast or together.
to stick; to follow or comply I want the photo to adhere to the mirror using ordinary glue. If we adhere to the suggested timetable, we should be able to finish the project in time. adherent (n), adhesion (n), adhesive (adj)
The sticking together of two surfaces by adhesion. ....
The clinging of one surface to another; either molecularly or otherwise.
To bond together with adhesive.
To cling or stick together.