cohere
/kou'hiə/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To stick or hold together in a united mass: To have the parts or particles adhere to each other, forming a single, cohesive unit.
- To be logically or aesthetically consistent: To have internal elements connected in a way that is orderly, unified, and makes sense as a whole.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The dry ingredients must cohere to form a dough. (The particles must stick together to create a unified mass.)
- For an argument to be persuasive, its points must cohere. (The individual points must logically connect to form a consistent whole.)
- The community cohered around a shared set of values. (The community held together or became united.)
Advanced Usage
- "to cohere with": To be consistent or compatible with something else.
- His personal philosophy does not cohere with the company's official stance. (His beliefs are not logically consistent with the company's position.)
Variants and Related Words
- Coherence (n): The quality of being logical, consistent, and forming a unified whole.
- The essay lacked coherence, jumping from one idea to another.
- Coherent (adj): Logical, consistent, and clear; sticking together.
- She gave a coherent explanation of the complex process.
- Cohesion (n): The action or state of sticking together; unity.
- Social cohesion is important for a stable society.
Synonyms
- Adhere: To stick firmly to a surface or substance.
- Bind: To tie or fasten tightly together.
- Hold together: To remain united or intact.
- Unify: To make or become a single unit.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms that use the exact word "cohere".)
Verb
- have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
- the principles by which societies cohere
- cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
- Religion can cohere social groups
- 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