Adhering

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of adhere form-of, gerund, participle, present

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adherentclingingcoherentcohesiveobservancestuck

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"I am adhering to a strict diet regimen."

Etymology

From Middle English *adherynge, adherande, present participle of Middle English *adheren, from Old French *adherer, aderer and Medieval Latin adhaereō (“adhere”, verb), equivalent to adhere + -ing.

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