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  • 31adhere — [ədˈhɪə] verb [I] formal to stick to something • adhere to sth …

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  • 32adhere — [16] Adhere was borrowed, either directly or via French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre. This in turn was formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and the verb haerēre ‘stick’. The past participial stem of haerēre was haes (the ultimate source of English… …

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  • 33adhere to something — adhere to (something) to behave in a way demanded by an idea or rule. Housing groups that do not adhere to the new fire regulations may lose government money. He followed no specific religion, but adhered to the basic beliefs of Christianity.… …

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  • 34adhere to sth — UK US adhere to sth Phrasal Verb with adhere({{}}/ədˈhɪər/ verb ► to obey or closely follow a rule, a standard, an agreement, etc.: adhere to a rule/law/requirement »The bank adheres to all rules regarding the opening and closing of accounts.… …

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  • 35adhere to something — adˈhere to sth derived (formal) to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc; to follow a particular set of beliefs or a fixed way of doing sth • For ten months he adhered to a strict no fat low salt diet. • She adheres …

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  • 36Adhere — Прилипать, приставать; склеиваться; сцепляться; Прилипать; Склеиваться; Сцепляться …

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  • 37adhere — ad·here ad hi(ə)r, əd vb, ad·hered; ad·her·ing vi 1) to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing <a gauze bandage adhering to the wound> 2) to become joined (as in pathological adhesion) <the lung sometimes… …

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  • 38adhere — Synonyms and related words: agglomerate, bunch, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, combine, come together, communicate, congeal, conglomerate, connect, converge, embrace, freeze to, grasp, grow together,… …

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  • 39adhere to — Synonyms and related words: abide by, act up to, administer, attend to, be faithful to, bite, carry out, carry through, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, clip, clutch, complete, comply with, conform to, discharge, do justice to, effect,… …

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  • 40adhere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cling (to), stick; hold closely to. See coherence, duty. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. stick affix, cling, stay, attach, hold fast, cement, fasten, cleave, cohere. 2. stay with or be devoted… …

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