adhere

US: /ədˈhɪɹ/
UK: /ɐdhˈi‍ə/


English Vietnamese dictionary


adhere /əd'hiə/
  • nội động từ
    • dính chặt vào, bám chặt vào
      • to adhere to the skin: dính chặt vào da
    • tham gia, gia nhập
      • to adhere to a party: gia nhập một đảng
    • tôn trọng triệt để; trung thành với, gắn bó với; giữ vững
      • to adhere to an agreement: tôn trọng triệt để hiệp định
      • to adhere to one's opinion: giữ vững ý kiến
      • to adhere to Marxism-Leninism: trung thành với chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) tán thành, đồng ý

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[V] ~ (to sth) (formal) to stick firmly to sth: Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. + Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere. + There was oil adhering to the bird's feathers.
Phrasal Verbs: adhere to sth (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 to teaching methods she learned over 30 years ago. + Staff should adhere strictly to the safety guidelines. + The diet will work if it is adhered to.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

properly
The tiles may not adhere properly if you do not use the correct glue.

PREP.

to
The glue would not adhere to the metal surface.
PHRASAL VERBS adhere to

ADV.

closely, firmly, rigidly, rigorously, scrupulously, strictly
This principle must be strictly adhered to.
| fully, properly
The guidelines were not always fully adhered to.


Concise English dictionary


adheres|adhered|adheringəd'hɪə
verb
+be compatible or in accordance with
+follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
+come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
+be a devoted follower or supporter
+be loyal to
+stick to firmly