cohere

verb

co·here kō-ˈhir How to pronounce cohere (audio)

cohered; cohering

intransitive verb

: to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass

broadly : stick, adhere

: to display cohesion of plant parts

: to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere

: to become united in principles, relationships, or interests

: to be logically or aesthetically consistent

transitive verb

: to cause (parts or components) to cohere

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Cohere vs Adhere

When you finish writing a paper, you may feel that it coheres well, since it's sharply focused and all the ideas seem to support each other. When all the soldiers in an army platoon feel like buddies, the platoon has become a cohesive unit. In science class you may learn the difference between cohesion (the tendency of a chemical's molecules to stick together) and adhesion (the tendency of the molecules of two different substances to stick together). Water molecules tend to cohere, so water falls from the sky in drops, not as separate molecules. But water molecules also adhere to molecules of other substances, so raindrops will often cling to the underside of a clothesline for a while before gravity pulls them down.

Example Sentences

the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association

Recent Examples on the Web And then there’s Skye’s production, filled with disparate elements fixed into mesmerizing abstractions that cohere in their familiarity and mystery.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Madalengoitia creates prints and pastels in which abstract, doodle-like patterns cohere into human subjects.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 This might seem counterintuitive, but time is necessary to plan and to cohere as a movement.

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 31 May 2022 Families cohere by keeping histories and telling stories — and conveying what the English have called heirlooms.

New York Times, 17 June 2022 The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father—which wasn’t at all pretty.

John Paul Newport, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don’t cohere.

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2022 With considerable skill, Davies tries to weave these together with various transitional devices — musical, visual, verbal — but the sections don’t cohere.

Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022 These details don’t quite cohere into a whole, and the sons (Dane DeHaan and Patrick Schwarzenegger), especially, are thinly drawn.

Washington Post, 5 May 2022 See More

cohered

verb

past tense of cohere

as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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corresponded
coincided
conformed
agreed
fitted
consisted
fit
dovetailed
harmonized
aligned
comported
rhymed
sorted
jibed
answered
checked
matched
rimed
went
squared
accorded
tallied
paralleled
chorded
equaled
equalled
fell in with
alined
registered
lined up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

differed (from)
contradicted
disagreed (with)
disputed
nullified
negated
clashed
gainsaid
conflicted
jarred

as in united

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association

Synonyms & Similar Words

united
cooperated
collaborated
coalesced
merged
federated
allied
confederated
organized
consolidated
conjoined
converged
leagued
clubbed
closed ranks
amalgamated
pulled together
associated
incorporated
grouped
joined
combined
linked
affiliated
hung together
unionized
banded (together)
ganged up
conglomerated
tied
knotted
caballed
teamed (up)
wedded
wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separated
dissolved
disbanded
split
detached
severed
segregated
disengaged
divorced
sundered
broke up
parted
alienated
disunited
estranged
fell out

单词	cohered
释义	cohere verb co·here kō-ˈhir cohered; cohering intransitive verb 1 a : to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass broadly : stick, adhere b : to display cohesion of plant parts 2 : to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere 3 a : to become united in principles, relationships, or interests b : to be logically or aesthetically consistent transitive verb : to cause (parts or components) to cohere Did you know? Cohere vs Adhere When you finish writing a paper, you may feel that it coheres well, since it's sharply focused and all the ideas seem to support each other. When all the soldiers in an army platoon feel like buddies, the platoon has become a cohesive unit. In science class you may learn the difference between cohesion (the tendency of a chemical's molecules to stick together) and adhesion (the tendency of the molecules of two different substances to stick together). Water molecules tend to cohere, so water falls from the sky in drops, not as separate molecules. But water molecules also adhere to molecules of other substances, so raindrops will often cling to the underside of a clothesline for a while before gravity pulls them down. Synonyms accord agree answer check chord coincide comport conform consist correspond dovetail fit go harmonize jibe rhyme rime sort square tally See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association Recent Examples on the Web And then there’s Skye’s production, filled with disparate elements fixed into mesmerizing abstractions that cohere in their familiarity and mystery. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Madalengoitia creates prints and pastels in which abstract, doodle-like patterns cohere into human subjects. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 This might seem counterintuitive, but time is necessary to plan and to cohere as a movement. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 31 May 2022 Families cohere by keeping histories and telling stories — and conveying what the English have called heirlooms. New York Times, 17 June 2022 The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father—which wasn’t at all pretty. John Paul Newport, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don’t cohere. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2022 With considerable skill, Davies tries to weave these together with various transitional devices — musical, visual, verbal — but the sections don’t cohere. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022 These details don’t quite cohere into a whole, and the sons (Dane DeHaan and Patrick Schwarzenegger), especially, are thinly drawn. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin cohaerēre "to stick together, be in contact with, be connected," from co- co- + haerēre "to be closely attached, stick," going back to a stem hais-, of obscure origin First Known Use 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a cohered verb past tense of cohere 1 as in corresponded* to be in agreement on every point the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance corresponded coincided conformed agreed fitted consisted fit dovetailed harmonized aligned comported rhymed sorted jibed answered checked matched rimed went squared accorded tallied paralleled chorded equaled equalled fell in with alined registered lined up Antonyms & Near Antonyms differed (from) contradicted disagreed (with) disputed nullified negated clashed gainsaid conflicted jarred See More 2 as in united to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association Synonyms & Similar Words united cooperated collaborated coalesced merged federated allied confederated organized consolidated conjoined converged leagued clubbed closed ranks amalgamated pulled together associated incorporated grouped joined combined linked affiliated hung together unionized banded (together) ganged up conglomerated tied knotted caballed teamed (up) wedded wed Antonyms & Near Antonyms separated dissolved disbanded split detached severed segregated disengaged divorced sundered broke up parted alienated disunited estranged fell out See More
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