English → Latin
“cling” in Latin
adhaereōto cleave or stick to; to cling to, adhere to; to be close to (a person or thing), be near to, hang on, keep close toamplectorto surround, encircle or entwine; to embrace, hug, clasp or grasp; to include, comprise, containmaneōto stay, remain, abide; to await, wait for, expect (be in store for); to waitpermaneōto stay to the end, hold out; to last, continue, remain, endure, abide, persist, persevere; to survive, outlive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cling
adhaerere (alicui rei; also ad aliquid, of clinging to what one will not leave, Caes.; also of properties that stick close to a person): inhaerere ad aliquid and alicui rei (Cic..; PROP. and figuratively, ad saxa, Cic..; visceribus, Cic.): adhaerescere ad aliquid, alicui rei, also in aliqua re (ad aliquam disciplinam, Cic. ad saxum, Cic.): to cling to (an opinion, etc.), manere, permanere, perstare in aliqua re; ab aliqua re non discedere; non mutare, immuture aliquid: to cling obstinately to anything, aliquid mordicus tenere (e.g., to words, verba, Cic.).
To be given up to a pursuit, adhaerescere alicui rei or ad aliquam rem: amplector or amplexus teneo aliquid. To cling to justice and honor, justitiae honestatique adhaerescere; justitiam et virtutem amplecti: to cling to anything too fondly, nimio amore aliquid amplexus teneo: men who cling to cirtain traditional opinions, certis quibusdam destinatisque sententiis quasi addicti et consecrati. To cling to anybody’s party, deditum, addictum esse, favere, studere alicui; favere alicujus partibus; studiosum esse alicujus; esse e partibus alicujus, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cling?
- The usual Latin words for “cling” are adhaereō, amplector, maneō; also permaneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.