Maintained vs Adhered - What's the difference?
maintained | adhered |
showing maintenance or attention
(maintain)
(adhere)
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.
As verbs the difference between maintained and adhered
is that maintained is (maintain) while adhered is (adhere).As an adjective maintained
is showing maintenance or attention.maintained
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The house had a neat, well-maintained garden in front.
Verb
(head)- They maintained the house, the land, and the shed out back.