Abide vs. Adhere — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Abide and Adhere
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Abide
To put up with; tolerate
Can't abide such incompetence.
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Adhere
To stick fast to something; stay attached
Glue makes the wallpaper adhere to the wall.
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Abide
To wait patiently for
"I will abide the coming of my lord" (Tennyson).
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Adhere
To remain devoted to or be in support of something
Adhered to her beliefs.
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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.
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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).
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Adhere
To cause to adhere; make stick.
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Abide
To dwell or reside.
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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.
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Adhere
To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
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Abide
(transitive) To bear patiently.
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Adhere
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
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Abide
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of.
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Adhere
To affirm a judgment.
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Abide
To wait in expectation.
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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.
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Abide
To pause; to delay.
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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.
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Abide
To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
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Adhere
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
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Abide
To have one's abode.
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Adhere
Be compatible or in accordance with;
You must adhere to the rules
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Abide
To endure; to remain; to last.
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Adhere
Follow through or carry out a plan without deviation;
They adhered to their plan
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Abide
To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
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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
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Abide
To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
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Adhere
Be a devoted follower or supporter;
The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
She sticks to her principles
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Abide
To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.
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Adhere
Be loyal to;
She stood by her husband in times of trouble
The friends stuck together through the war
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Abide
To wait; to pause; to delay.
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Adhere
Stick to firmly;
Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
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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.
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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.
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Abide
To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.
Bonds and afflictions abide me.
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Abide
To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
[Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it.
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Abide
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.
She could not abide Master Shallow.
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Abide
To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.
Dearly I abide that boast so vain.
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Abide
Dwell;
You can stay with me while you are in town
Stay a bit longer--the day is still young
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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
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