(~s, adhering, ~d)
1.
If you ~ to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should.
All members of the association ~ to a strict code of practice...
VERB: V to n
2.
If you ~ to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
He urged them to ~ to the values of Islam which defend the dignity of man.
VERB: V to n
3.
If something ~s to something else, it sticks firmly to it.
Small particles ~ to the seed...
This sticky compound ~s well on this surface.
VERB: V to n, V adv/prep, also V