adhere Copy link Outline I. To stick or cling to; whether lit. or fig.1. haereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (usu. with in and abl.; abl. alone; or dat.)2. cŏhaereo, 2 (constr. same as haereo, or absol.)3. ĭnhaereo, 2 (with ad and acc.; or as haereo)II. To remain attached to, to abide by1. mănĕo, mansi, mansum, 2 (with in and abl.)2. sto, stĕti, stătum, 1 (with in or abl.) • adhere: I. To stick or cling to; whether lit. or fig.: 1. haereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (usu. with in and abl.; abl. alone; or dat.): the shoe a.s to the foot, in pede calceus h., Hor.: foot a.s to foot, and man to man in serried array, h. pede pes, densusque viro vir, Virg.: the wreath a.s to the head, h. capiti corona, Hor. Fig.: all the blame a.s to you, in te omnis h. culpa. Ter. 2. cŏhaereo, 2 (constr. same as haereo, or absol.): pearls a. to shells, margaritae c. in conchis, Plin.: she a.d to the rock, scopulo cohaesit, Ov.: the universe a.s so fitly together, mundus ita apte c., Cic.: v. to cohere. 3. ĭnhaereo, 2 (with ad and acc.; or as haereo): to a. to rocks (as shell-fish), ad saxa inh., Cic.: the poisoned tunic had a.d to his entrails, tincta tunica visceribus (also in visceribus) inhaeserat, Cic. Note. In addition to the above we have the inceptives haeresco (rare), cohaeresco, inhaeresco (only in imperf. tenses), with same construction and sense as the above: as, the atoms a. together, atomi cohaerescunt inter se, Cic.: phlegm a.ing to the throat, pituita in gula cohaerescens, Plin.: v. to cling to. II. To remain attached to, to abide by: 1. mănĕo, mansi, mansum, 2 (with in and abl.): if they would a. to what had been agreed upon, si in eo manerent quod convenisset, Caes.: to adhere to an opinion, in sententia m., Cic.: to a. to the truth, in veritate m., Cic., (also veritatem retinere, Cic.) 2. sto, stĕti, stătum, 1 (with in or abl.): we must adhere to what has been decided, stare oportet in eo quod sit judicatum, Cic.: to adhere to agreements, conventis stare, Cic.: v. to stand to or by; attach oneself.