Definition
Third-person singular present tense: to stick or hold fast to something physically, or to believe in and follow a principle, belief, or cause.
Etymology
From Latin 'adhaerere' (to stick to), combining 'ad-' (to) with 'haerere' (to stick, to have). The term bridges physical and metaphorical meanings.
Kelly Says
Water adheres to glass through hydrogen bonding, but rolls off wax—this difference in adhesion is why we can coat car windshields to make rain bead up, a principle discovered by studying nature's super-hydrophobic surfaces!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተቀላቀላ
te-kila-kila
ARالعربية
يتحكم
yit-taḥkam
CACatalà
s'adhereix
s-a-de-re-ix
DADansk
holder fast
hol-der fast
DEDeutsch
hält fest
hahlt fest
ELΕλληνικά
κολλάει
kol-lai
ESEspañol
adhiere
a-dee-e-reh
FAفارسی
چسبیده است
che-beh-deh ast
HIहिन्दी
लगता है
lag-ta hai
HUMagyar
ragaszt
ra-gaszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
menempel
men-pel
ITItaliano
aderisce
a-de-ri-sce
JA日本語
接着する
setsu-tsu-suru
KO한국어
붙어 있습니다
but-eo it-seum-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berpegang
ber-pe-gang
NLNederlands
heeft zich vastgezet
heeft zich vast-ge-zet
NONorsk
holder fast
hol-der fast
PLPolski
przykleja się
przy-kle-ja się
RORomână
se lipește
se lee-pes-te
RUРусский
придерживается
pri-de-ry-va-et-sya
SWKiswahili
inashika
in-a-shi-ka
TAதமிழ்
சேர்ந்தது
sa-ern-th-thu
TEతెలుగు
సంబంధించుకుంటుంది
san-ban-chi-n-chu-ku-n-thi
TLTL
nakakabit
na-ka-ka-bit
TRTürkçe
bağlı kalır
ba-hly ka-li-r
UKУкраїнська
прилипає
pri-li-pa-ye
URاردو
جڑتا ہے
jar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
bám dính
bam dinh