adhere
(verb) follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; “They adhered to their plan”
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; “The dress clings to her body”; “The label stuck to the box”; “The sushi rice grains cohere”
adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
(verb) stick to firmly; “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”
adhere, stick
(verb) be a devoted follower or supporter; “The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism”; “She sticks to her principles”
adhere
(verb) be compatible or in accordance with; “You must adhere to the rules”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adhere (third-person singular simple present adheres, present participle adhering, simple past and past participle adhered)
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Synonyms: cleave, cling, stick, Thesaurus:adhere
(intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
(Scotland, legal) To affirm a judgment.
• The verb is intransitive but often takes the preposition "to".
• Hardee, header, heared, hedera, rehead
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*here", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering.] Etym: [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." Every thing adheres together." Shak.
Syn.
– To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
