to adhere to
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /ədˈhɪr tu/
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- To ensure safety, companies must adhere to established regulations.
- adhere to the guidelines
- adhere to the rules
- adhere to the standards
And most law firms do actually adhere to sort of a standard rate.
- And most law firms do actually adhere to sort of a standard rate.
- Why do we, you know, adhere to social norms?
- You now have to really try to adhere to those standards.
- Usually I adhere to everything that he says.
- Or if I perform in a certain way, am I adhering to the norms of my company?
- Like where people have problems and they're making mistakes and they're not adhering to the lessons of old?
- That's one of my principles that that rule is something that I've adhered to a great deal.
- And it was surprising and gratifying to know that most citizens kind of adhere to the request.
- And the the point of that is that people only want to adhere to their highest virtues when it suits them.
Examples
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As subjects of the viceroy of New Spain, you will adhere to all Spanish laws.
Fiction book (1995) -
However, I have a tight schedule to adhere to.
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You now have to really try to adhere to those standards.
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Make sure everything you design and build adheres to your highest standards.
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The culture we live in is that people adhere to a particular treatment.
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Usually I adhere to everything that he says.
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There are two rules that I always adhere to, and that is to work hard and be brave.
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If your application does not adhere to the guidelines, you may lose critical points in the overall evaluation.
Academic text (2011) -
He said all I needed to do was adhere to the code.
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I think all of us want, first and foremost, to adhere to the Hippocratic oath, and do no harm.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To act according to rules, advice, or beliefs
411
1.0
Do what someone in charge tells you or follow a rule
343
3.0
Keep doing something without changing it, for example following a plan
93
3.4
To follow a rule or tradition by doing what it asks
91
1.8
To follow a rule or plan
79
3.5
To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement
55
2.8
Do what a rule says
50
3.7
Do what rules or standards say you must
21
3.0
Continue doing what everyone agreed without changing it
18
4.3
To follow rules or other people after not wanting to at first
9
5.4
To do what people in charge expect and follow the rules exactly
1
3.4
Follow rules or laws that apply to you
Antonyms
How Compliant
Surface Forms
Morphology
adhere + to
The verb 'adhere' already encodes the idea of following or upholding, and the preposition 'to' simply marks the target (rule, guideline, agreement). This composition is straightforward and follows a common verb + preposition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Adhere to comes from the image of something sticky—like glue that adheres to a surface and will not come off. So when you adhere to a rule or instruction, you 'stick to' it and 'follow' or 'obey' it.