Adhere vs. Obey

Adhereverb

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

‘wax adhered to his finger’;

Obeyverb

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

Adhereverb

To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.

Obeyverb

(intransitive) To do as one is told.

Adhereverb

To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

Obeyverb

To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

Adhereverb

To affirm a judgment.

Obeyverb

To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.

‘Children, obey your parents in the Lord.’; ‘Was she the God, that her thou didst obey?’;

Adhereverb

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.

Obeyverb

To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.

‘My will obeyed his will.’; ‘Afric and India shall his power obey.’;

Adhereverb

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.

Obeyverb

To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.

Adhereverb

To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

Obeyverb

To give obedience.

‘Will he obey when one commands?’; ‘His servants ye are, to whom ye obey.’; ‘He commanded the trumpets to sound: to which the two brave knights obeying, they performed their courses.’;

Adhereverb

be compatible or in accordance with;

‘You must adhere to the rules’;

Obeyverb

be obedient to

Adhereverb

follow through or carry out a plan without deviation;

‘They adhered to their plan’;

Adhereverb

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’;

Adhereverb

be a devoted follower or supporter;

‘The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism’; ‘She sticks to her principles’;

Adhereverb

be loyal to;

‘She stood by her husband in times of trouble’; ‘The friends stuck together through the war’;

Adhereverb

stick to firmly;

‘Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?’;