Abide vs. Adhere — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abide and Adhere
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Definitions
Abide
To put up with; tolerate
Can't abide such incompetence.
Adhere
To stick fast to something; stay attached
Glue makes the wallpaper adhere to the wall.
Abide
To wait patiently for
"I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
Adhere
To remain devoted to or be in support of something
Adhered to her beliefs.
Abide
To remain in a place
"I'll call upon you straight. Abide within" (Shakespeare).
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Adhere
To carry out a plan, scheme, or operation without deviation
We will adhere to our plan.
Abide
To continue in existence; endure
"I have decided my life can't be about absence, what I don't have, what does not abide, and the rich grief it brings" (Amy Benson).
Adhere
To cause to adhere; make stick.
Abide
To dwell or reside.
Adhere
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
Wax adhered to his finger
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Abide
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand.
The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.
Adhere
To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
Abide
(transitive) To bear patiently.
Adhere
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
Abide
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
Adhere
To affirm a judgment.
Abide
To wait in expectation.
Adhere
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
Abide
To pause; to delay.
Adhere
To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
Abide
To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
Adhere
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
Abide
To have one's abode.
Adhere
Be compatible or in accordance with;
You must adhere to the rules
Abide
To endure; to remain; to last.
Adhere
Follow through or carry out a plan without deviation;
They adhered to their plan
Abide
To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
Adhere
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
The dress clings to her body
The label stuck to the box
The sushi rice grains cohere
Abide
To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
Adhere
Be a devoted follower or supporter;
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
She sticks to her principles
Abide
To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
Adhere
Be loyal to;
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
The friends stuck together through the war
Abide
To wait; to pause; to delay.
Adhere
Stick to firmly;
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Abide
To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; - with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place.
Let the damsel abide with us a few days.
Abide
To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.
Let every man abide in the same calling.
The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first.
Abide
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
Bonds and afflictions abide me.
Abide
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it.
Abide
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
She could not abide Master Shallow.
Abide
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
Dearly I abide that boast so vain.
Abide
Dwell;
You can stay with me while you are in town
Stay a bit longer--the day is still young
Abide
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
He learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
