adhere

adhere

/ədˈhɪə(r)/

​adhere (to something) to stick to something

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.

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

Collocations

adverb

preposition

to

adverb

Word Origin

late 15th cent.: from Latin adhaerere, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.