cling Copy link Outline 1. ădhaereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (with in and abl., abl. alone, or dat.)2. ĭnhaereo, 2 (constr. same as 1)3. haereo, 2 (constr. sim. to preceding)4. (Poet. of persons embracing) • cling: 1. ădhaereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (with in and abl., abl. alone, or dat.): to c. to a body, in corpore ad., Ov.: (my shafts) shall c. to thy very heart, in tuis visceribus adhaerebunt (al. haerebunt), Cic. Fig.: envy c.s to the most exalted, ad. invidia altissimis, Vell. (Rare and poet. with acc.: Cic.: Lucr.) 2. ĭnhaereo, 2 (constr. same as 1): he clasped his hand and clung fast thereto, dextram amplexus inhaesit, Virg.: v. to adhere. 3. haereo, 2 (constr. sim. to preceding): to c. to any one's bosom, in gremio alicujus h., Ov.: to c. to one another in fond embraces, avidis complexibus h., Ov.: to c. to any one's side, alicujus lateri h., Hor. 4. (Poet. of persons embracing): circumfundor, fūsus, 3: v. to embrace. Phr.: to c. to a hope (i. e. fondly cherish it), spem fovere, Mart.: to c. to pleasure, ease, etc., voluptatem, otium, amplexari, Cic.: and simly. with amplector, Cic.: v. to stick to.
CLING Copy link • CLINGadhaerere (alicui rei; also ad aliquid, of clinging to what one will not leave, Caes.; also of properties that stick close to a person): inhaerere ad aliquid and alicui rei (Cic..; PROP. and figuratively, ad saxa, Cic..; visceribus, Cic.): adhaerescere ad aliquid, alicui rei, also in aliqua re (ad aliquam disciplinam, Cic. ad saxum, Cic.): to cling to (an opinion, etc.), manere, permanere, perstare in aliqua re; ab aliqua re non discedere; non mutare, immuture aliquid: to cling obstinately to anything, aliquid mordicus tenere (e.g., to words, verba, Cic.). To be given up to a pursuit, adhaerescere alicui rei or ad aliquam rem: amplector or amplexus teneo aliquid. To cling to justice and honor, justitiae honestatique adhaerescere; justitiam et virtutem amplecti: to cling to anything too fondly, nimio amore aliquid amplexus teneo: men who cling to cirtain traditional opinions, certis quibusdam destinatisque sententiis quasi addicti et consecrati. To cling to anybody’s party, deditum, addictum esse, favere, studere alicui; favere alicujus partibus; studiosum esse alicujus; esse e partibus alicujus, etc.