Synonyms for adheres


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ad-heer
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈhɪər

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Définition of adheres

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle French adhérer (15c.) or directly from Latin adhaerare "to stick to" (see adherent). Originally often of persons, "to cleave to a leader, cause, party, etc." (cf. adherent, still often used in this sense). Related: Adhered; adhering.
  • verb conform to or follow rules exactly
  • verb stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally
Example sentences :
  • No life at all may be taken by him who adheres to Buddhistic teaching.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • It also adheres to whales, turtles, and the larger kinds of albacore.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • If it adheres to the drum membrane it causes partial deafness.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) » by Various
  • The First Consul has at heart these two reforms and he adheres to them.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • Will you oblige me by informing me if he adheres to his promise?
  • Extract from : « Poor Jack » by Frederick Marryat
  • Rosalind adheres to her policy of keeping Sally out of it as much as possible.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • Weber, as "revised and corrected" by Professor Bowen, adheres to 1619.
  • Extract from : « The Popham Colony » by William Frederick Poole
  • Stick this in between the toes—the salve that adheres to it will keep it in its place.
  • Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
  • The leaf fat, which is the best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
  • Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
  • The leaf-fat, which is best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
  • Extract from : « Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book » by Eliza Leslie

Antonyms for adheres

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