adhere
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be compatible or in accordance with
You must adhere to the rules
Types & categories
- tally hypernym
Sense 2 verb
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
They adhered to their plan
Types & categories
- follow up hypernym
Sense 3 verb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
The dress clings to her body
Types & categories
- contact hypernym
- mold hyponym
- conglutinate hyponym
- agglutinate hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
be a devoted follower or supporter
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
Types & categories
- adopt hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
be loyal to
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Sense 6 verb
stick to firmly
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- attachment derivation
- fastening derivation
- binding derivation
- adhesiveness derivation
- gummed label derivation
- binder derivation
- adhesive derivation
- adherent derivation
- bondable derivation
- cling verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tally |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | follow up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adhesiveness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | coherence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adherent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tenacious |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cohesive |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | attach |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | bond |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | stick |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mold |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conglutinate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | agglutinate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | adherence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disciple |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | adopt |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | attachment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fastening |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | binding |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | adhesiveness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | gummed label |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | binder |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | adhesive |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | adherent |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bondable |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | cling |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bind |