adhering

verb

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

(intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.

(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

(transitive) To fasten by adhesion.

(intransitive, Scots law) To affirm a judgment.

Roots

haereoher- · Latin · stick, cling

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