adhere
verb (used without object)
have adhered
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present perfectof adhere.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sir Laurie can advise on whether ministers have adhered to the code, but the prime minister decides what if any action to take.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Roberts also said that, ever since MLB issued stricter rules banning the use of electronic sign stealing in 2018, the Dodgers have adhered to the new standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Despite the relatively low number of infections, authorities have adhered to a “zero-COVID” policy requiring lockdowns, quarantines and the confining of people suspected of being in close contact with any confirmed case.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Since then holders mostly have adhered to Schuyler’s prescription that “competing yachts or vessels, if of one mast, shall be not less than 44 feet nor more than 90 feet on the load water-line.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
Your book is advertised I know, and if you have adhered to your former determination, you have withdrawn yourself from your own blaze, and left England to profit by its light.
From Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble
