ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAadhere
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adhere
Meaning: to stick to something or follow it closely
adhere in a sentence
How adhere is used in real sentences:
The labels adhere better to clean glass.
Players must adhere to the tournament rules or risk losing points.
“Each compositor had to adhere closely to the copy; if two paragraphs made the same argument, crews cut the redundant one to save scarce paper.”
— from the passage Ink Before Dawn
Synonyms for adhere
Other words for adhere — stick, cling and follow — carry the same meaning.
- stick
- cling
- follow
Antonyms of adhere
Words that mean the opposite of adhere:
- detach
- separate
Where it comes from
From Latin adhaerere, meaning 'to stick to.'
Word parts
- ad/ac/af/ag/ap/as/at — to or toward
adhere: ad- (toward) + here (stick)
Memory hook
Adhere has here in it: stay here, stuck to the rule or surface.