Definition of 'cohere'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense coheres
, present participle cohering
, past tense, past participle cohered
verb
If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole.
The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. [VERB]
This coheres with Peel's championing of alternative music. [VERB + with]
The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole. [VERB]
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verb (intransitive)
2.
to be connected logically; be consistent
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Word origin of 'cohere'
verb intransitiveWord forms: coˈhered or coˈhering
SIMILAR WORDS: stick
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