Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AD-HERE'
AD-HERE', v.i. [L. adhæreo, ad and hæreo, to stick; Ir. adharadh.]
- To stick to, as glutinous substances, or by natural growth; as, the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
- To be joined, or held in contact; to cleave to.
- Figuratively, to hold to, be attached, or remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a leader, a church, or creed.
- To be consistent; to hold together as the parts of a system. Every thing adheres together. – Shak.
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