Main Entry: ad·here

Pronunciation: \ad-ˈhir, əd-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ad·hered; ad·her·ing

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, from ad- + haerēre to stick

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to give support or maintain loyalty
2 obsolete : accord 3
3 : to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
4 : to bind oneself to observance <adhere to the rules>transitive verb : to cause to stick fast

synonyms see stick