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Adhere vs Adhering - What's the difference?

adhere | adhering |

As verbs the difference between adhere and adhering

is that adhere is while adhering is .

adhere

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(adher)
  • To stick fast or , as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
  • To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
  • To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • Antonyms

    * cleave

    Anagrams

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    adhering

    English

    Verb

    (head)