[V] ~ (to sth) (formal) to stick firmly to sth:
Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. * Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere. * There was oil adhering to the bird's feathers.
PHRASALVERBS
adhere to sth (formal) to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc.; to follow a particular set of beliefs or a fixed way of doing sth:
For ten months he adhered to a strict no-fat low-salt diet. * She adheres to teaching methods she learned over 30 years ago. * Staff should adhere strictly to the safety guidelines. * The diet will work if it is adhered to.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for adhere is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is adhere a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, adhere is tagged as verb.
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