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What does adhere mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word adhere? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
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Dates and times were fixed for all competitions and clubs had to adhere to all these dates.
Use construction adhesive rather than nails or screws to adhere your bottom wall plate to the floor.
Is one religion more valuable than another, just because its adepts adhere to one school of thought over another?
A paint's ability to adhere to a surface will vary with the type and quality of resins it contains.
The chief problem for artists working on copper is to persuade the paint to adhere to the very smooth surface.
The end of the tube feet have suckers, which chemically adhere to the substrate.

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