verbsecond conjugation, no passive
adhaereō
adhaereō (present infinitive adhaerēre, perfect active adhaesī, supine adhaesum)
Classical[aˈdae̯.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈdɛː.re.o]
Meaning
- to cleave or stick to
- figurativelyto cling to, adhere to
- figurativelyto be close to (a person or thing), be near to, hang on, keep close to
- figurativelyto trail, drag after; to be the last
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
firmē iungor, cohaereōadhaereō -ēre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adhaereō | adhaerēbam | adhaerēbō | adhaesī | adhaeseram | adhaeserō |
| 2nd sg. | adhaerēs | adhaerēbās | adhaerēbis | adhaesistī | adhaeserās | adhaeseris |
| 3rd sg. | adhaeret | adhaerēbat | adhaerēbit | adhaesit | adhaeserat | adhaeserit |
| 1st pl. | adhaerēmus | adhaerēbāmus | adhaerēbimus | adhaesimus | adhaeserāmus | adhaeserimus |
| 2nd pl. | adhaerētis | adhaerēbātis | adhaerēbitis | adhaesistis | adhaeserātis | adhaeseritis |
| 3rd pl. | adhaerent | adhaerēbant | adhaerēbunt | adhaesērunt adhaesēre | adhaeserant | adhaeserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adhaeream | adhaerērem | adhaeserim | adhaesissem |
| 2nd sg. | adhaereās | adhaerērēs | adhaeserīs | adhaesissēs |
| 3rd sg. | adhaereat | adhaerēret | adhaeserit | adhaesisset |
| 1st pl. | adhaereāmus | adhaerērēmus | adhaeserīmus | adhaesissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | adhaereātis | adhaerērētis | adhaeserītis | adhaesissētis |
| 3rd pl. | adhaereant | adhaerērent | adhaeserint | adhaesissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | adhaerē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | adhaerēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | adhaerētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | adhaerētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | adhaerētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | adhaerentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | adhaerēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | adhaesisse | — |
| future infinitive | adhaesūrum esse | — |
| present participle | adhaerēns adhaerente, adhaerentem, adhaerentēs, adhaerentī, adhaerentia, adhaerentibus, adhaerentis, adhaerentīs, adhaerentium | — |
| future participle | adhaesūrus adhaesūra, adhaesūrā, adhaesūrae, adhaesūram, adhaesūrārum, adhaesūrās, adhaesūre, adhaesūrī, adhaesūrīs, adhaesūrō, adhaesūrōrum, adhaesūrōs, adhaesūrum | — |
gerundadhaerendī, adhaerendō, adhaerendumsupineadhaesum, adhaesū
ăd-haerĕo, haesi, haesum, 2, v. n.,
I. to cleave or stick to a thing.
I. Lit., of iron adhering to a magnet:
unus ubi ex uno dependet, subter adhaerens, Lucr. 6, 914; cf. id. 3, 557: tota adhaerens (lingua) crocodilis, cleaving to his palate, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 171.—With in and abl.: tela in tuis visceribus, Cic. Vatin. 5, 13; so Ov. M. 4, 693.—With acc.: cratera et corvus adhaeret, Cic. Arat. 541 (so Tert.: humerum, de Pall. 5).—With abl.: fronte cuspis, Ov. M. 5, 38.—With dat., poet.: tonsis (ovibus) illotus sudor, Verg. G. 3, 443: veteri craterae limus adhaesit, Hor. Sat. 2, 4, 80; and in later prose: navis ancoris, is fastened to them, Tac. A. 2, 23: stativis castris, id. ib. 3, 21; and: jumento, to stick to, Gell. 20, 1.—II. Fig.
A. In gen., to cling to, adhere to:
adhaesit homini ad intimum ventrem fames, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 83; and of fawning adherence to one, id. As. 1, 3, 59: cui canis ex vero dictum cognomen adhaeret, adheres, Hor. S. 2, 2, 56: nulli fortunae adhaerebat animus, i. e. inconstans fuit, Liv. 41, 20: obsidioni fortiter adhaerentes, Amm. 19, 3.—B. Adhaerere alicui, to be close to a person or thing, to be near, to hang on, keep close to, etc. (mostly post-Cic., esp. in the histt.):
vineis modica silva adhaerebat, was close to it, adjoined it, Tac. H. 2, 25; so Amm. 18, 2.—Of persons: procul abesse Romanos: lateri adhaerere gravem dominum, i. e. he (the King of Macedon) hangs on them, threatens them by his nearness, Liv. 39, 25: nec umquam non adhaerentes, and never departing from his side, Suet. Galb. 14: comitem perpetuo alicui adhaerere, Plin. 10, 22, 26, § 51: tempus adhaerens, the time in hand, just the present time, Quint. 5, 10, 46: obvio quoque adhaerente, while each one adhered to him, Suet. Oth. 6; and so trop.: adhaeret altissimis invidia, Vell. 1, 9.—C. To hang on a thing, i. e. to trail or drag after, to be the last, sarcastically in Cic.: tenesne memoriā te extremum adhaesisse? hung on the end, i. e. extremo loco quaestorem esse factum, Vat. 5 (cf. haerere, Liv. 5, 2 fin., and Gron. ad h. l.);
and without sarcasm, Curt. 10, 5, 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ad-haereō —, —, ēre,
to cleave, adhere, stick to: vincto in corpore, cling to, O.: lateri quā pectus adhaeret, joins, O.: quibus (saxis) adhaerebant, L.: lentis adhaerens bracchiis, H.: manūs oneri adhaerentes, i. e. frozen, Ta.—Fig., to cling to, be attached: cui canis ... cognomen adhaeret, adheres, H.—To hang on, keep close, be attached: lateri adhaerere gravem dominum, L.
Origins
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + haereō (“cleave, cling”).
Descendants
- Catalanadherir
- Englishadhere
- Frenchadhérer
- Italianaderire
- Frenchaherdrefrom Old French aerdre
- Frenchahersfrom Old French aerdre
- Portugueseaderir
- Spanishadherir
- Galicianadherir
- Normanaherdrefrom Old French aerdre
In English words that came into English from adhaereō
- adhereadhaereō
- adherentadhaerēns
- adhesiveadhaesivus
- adherenceadhaerentia
- adherencyadhaerentia