adhere to

phrasal verb

adhered to; adhering to; adheres to

: to act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief, or promise)

They will adhere to the terms of the contract.

Certain standards must be adhered to by all members.

She adheres to a strict vegetarian diet.

Examples of adhere to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rolex responded by upping production of the Submariner, GMT Master and Daytona, but adhered to only making incremental mechanical improvements and modest tweaks to the original designs. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024

Custom codes adhered to my schedules and one-time codes expired after one use. —PCMAG, 10 May 2024

Advertisement Not that all Chinese adhere to a strict definition of the acronym. —Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024

Working with a professional Florida air conditioning installer ensures your HVAC installation adheres to local codes. —Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024

Like other immigrants around us, my parents adhered to the model minority pattern of assimilation publicly, but simultaneously expected us to code-switch privately, holding onto our otherness through food, language, and community gatherings. —Deepa Purushothaman, Fortune, 7 May 2024

And some schools — like Northeastern’s ceremony at Fenway Park — are adhering to strict rules limiting what can be brought inside the large ceremony venues. —Ryan Patrick Hooper, New York Times, 4 May 2024

In all, TikTok blocked 37 million products from its digital store for failing to adhere to the policies and removed an additional 133,000 products after they were listed due to violations. —Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024

On Friday, United Nations experts demanded the safe passage of the flotilla and called on Israel to adhere to international law and orders of the International Court of Justice to allow unimpeded access for humanitarian aid. —Reuters, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024