adhering

Variant of adhere

intransitive verb adhered, adhering

  1. to stick fast; stay attached
  2. to stay firm in supporting or approving: to adhere to a leader, to adhere to a plan

Origin: L adhaerere < ad-, to + haerere, to stick

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