- L. adhaerereadhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast
- 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.
- To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.Nor time nor place did thenadhere.Every thingadherestogether.To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
