verb (v)

• be compatible or in accordance with(verb.stative)

  Example:
  You must adhere to the rules.
  

  source: wordnet30
• follow through or carry out a plan without deviation(verb.change)

  Example:
  They adhered to their plan.
  

  source: wordnet30
• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  cleave, cling, cohere, stick
  

  source: wordnet30
• be a devoted follower or supporter(verb.stative)

  Example:
  The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism.
  

  Synonym:
  stick
  

  source: wordnet30
• be loyal to(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  stand by, stick, stick by
  

  source: wordnet30
• stick to firmly(verb.contact)

  Example:
  Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?.
  

  Synonym:
  bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(verb)

  source: webster1913