adherent
Adhesive, sticking to somethingAdhesive, sticking to something.
» The Mormons have outlawed polygamy, but some adherents still practice it.
Die Mormonen haben die Polygamie verboten, aber einige Anhänger praktizieren sie immer noch.
Мормони заборонили полігамію, але деякі адепти все ще її практикують.
Meaning
4 sensesAdhesive, sticking to something.
klebend, anhaftend
кле́йкийkléjkij, ли́пкийlípkij
sticking fast
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
anhängend
Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Showing adherence to a treatment.
Examples
8 sentencesThe Mormons have outlawed polygamy, but some adherents still practice it.
Мормони заборонили полігамію, але деякі адепти все ще її практикують.
deDie Mormonen haben die Polygamie verboten, aber einige Anhänger praktizieren sie immer noch.
Adherents of various religions live in Belarus.
У Білорусі живуть представники різних релігій.
ruВ Беларуси живут представители различных религий.
Adherents of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster are known as Pastafari.
Послідовники Цервки Літаючого Локшинного Монстра називаються пастафаріанці.
deDie Anhänger der Kirche des fliegenden Spaghettimonsters nennen sich Pastafari.
Christianity has many adherents.
ruУ христианства много последователей.
deDas Christentum hat viele Anhänger.
After the prophet's death, the adherents of the new religion began a great missionary war to conquer new territories.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present partFrom Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaereō (“to stick to, cling”).
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Forms
more adherent, most adherent| Comparative | more adherent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most adherent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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