adhered
- 1Simple past and past participle of adhere.
The fresh paint adhered well to the primed surface.
The committee adhered strictly to the original schedule.
Note
A regular past form: adhere drops nothing and adds only -d, and one spelling serves as both the simple past and the participle. Because the verb is intransitive in all its uses, from glue to loyalty, the perfect is built with have (the label had adhered to the glass). A passive is possible only through the preposition, with to left stranded at the end: the guidelines were adhered to throughout.
By morning the label had adhered firmly to the glass.
The safety guidelines were adhered to throughout the project.
adhered is a form of adhere
adhere, verb: To remain attached or devoted to a person, belief, or principle. Full entry
- Spelling
- adhere → adhered: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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