cohere

English

Alternative forms

cohære

Etymology

From the Latin cohaereō (“I cohere, I cling (closely) together, I harmonise, I am consistent (with), I am in agreement with”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koʊˈhɪɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

cohere (third-person singular simple present coheres, present participle cohering, simple past and past participle cohered)

To stick together physically, by adhesion.
Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.
(figuratively) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending.

Related terms

Translations

to stick together

Bulgarian: прилепвам (bg) (prilepvam)
Catalan: cohesionar (ca)
French: s'attirer, attirer (fr), se cohérer (fr)

German: aneinanderhaften, aneinanderkleben, binden (de), ein Ganzes bilden, eine Einheit bilden
Spanish: cohesionar (es)
Turkish: birbirine yapışmak, birbirini tutmak

to be consistent as part of a group

Bulgarian: съгласувам се (sǎglasuvam se)
German: in sich geschlossen sein, zusammenhängen (de)

Spanish: ser coherente
Turkish: bağlantılı olmak, tutarlı olmak, uyuşmak (tr)

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Japanese:
- 密着する ( micchaku suru ): To stick together physically
- 凝集する ( gyoushū suru ): For molecules, to stick together physically
- 結集する ( kesshū suru ): To stick together figuratively by common purpose
- 首尾一貫している ( shubi ikkan shite iru ), 矛盾していない ( mujun shite inai ): To be consistent as part of a group

Anagrams

cheero, choree, echoer, re-echo, reecho

Latin

Verb

cohērē

second-person singular present active imperative of cohēreō

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