C2verb · transitive · rare

adhere

adhere · adheres · adhered · adhering

клеїти, липнути, втикати

придерживаться, оставаться верным, соблюдать, прилипать

halten, sich halten (an etwas), kleben, festhalten

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance doesTo stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

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UK/ædˈhɪə/US/ædˈhɪɹ/

» This glue does not adhere to plastic.

Dieser Kleber hält keinen Kunststoff.

Этот клей не пристаёт к пластмассе.

Meaning

5 senses

(intransitive)To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Wax adhered to his finger.
kleben
прикле́иватьсяprikléivatʹsja, прикле́итьсяprikléitʹsja, прилипа́тьprilipátʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
halten
приде́рживатьсяpridérživatʹsja, остава́ться ве́рнымostavátʹsja vérnym
(figuratively, intransitive)To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
sich halten (an etwas), befolgen, festhalten
приде́рживатьсяpridérživatʹsja, соблюда́тьsobljudátʹ
be compatible or in accordance with
(transitive)To fasten by adhesion.
(intransitive)To affirm a judgment.

Examples

29 sentences

This glue does not adhere to plastic.
ruЭтот клей не пристаёт к пластмассе. — joulin
deDieser Kleber hält keinen Kunststoff. — Espi
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Wet clothes adhere to the skin.
ruМокрая одежда липнет к коже. — Karok
deNasse Kleidung haftet an der Haut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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This cloth adheres to the skin.
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He adhered to the original plan.
ruОн упорно придерживался первоначального плана. — sharptoothed
deEr hielt am ursprünglichen Plane fest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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He adhered to his own theory.
ruОн придерживался своей собственной теории. — megaton
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

To stick fast or cleave:

To hold, be attached, or be devoted:

To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

To stick fast or cleave:

To hold, be attached, or be devoted:

To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree:

Origin

From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”,

From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.

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Forms

adheres, adhering, adhered, adhered

Base form	adhere · to adhere
3rd person singular	adheres
Present participle	adhering
Past simple	adhered
Past participle	adhered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	adhere
he, she, it	adheres

Past simpleLesson

all persons

adhered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have adhered
he, she, it	has adhered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will adhere

Synonyms

17 synonyms

stickB1 attachB1 bondB1 hugA2 cleave cling cohere conglutinate glue stick together stick with

Close in meaning

stick to firmly:hold fast bond bind stick stick to
be a devoted follower or supporter:stick
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation:cling cleave stick cohere
be loyal to:stand by stick by stick

Antonyms

2 antonyms

deadhere divideA2

Word family

16 related words

Derivedadherable adherer adheringly cytoadhere disadhere nonadhering readhere unadhere unadhered

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle