{
    "term": "adhere",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "adhere",
            "heSheIt": "adheres"
        },
        "pastSimple": "adhered",
        "pastParticiple": "adhered",
        "ingForm": "adhering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stick to something",
            "sensetop": "adhere (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was oil adhering to the bird’s feathers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tiles may not adhere properly if you do not use the correct glue."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["closely", "firmly", "rigidly"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhere__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪəz/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adheres__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪəd/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪr/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhere__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪrz/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adheres__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪrd/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈhɪrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/adhere/adhering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from Latin adhaerere, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’."
}