cohere

verb

/kəʊˈhɪə(r)/

/kəʊˈhɪr/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cohere	/kəʊˈhɪə(r)/ /kəʊˈhɪr/
he / she / it coheres	/kəʊˈhɪəz/ /kəʊˈhɪrz/
past simple cohered	/kəʊˈhɪəd/ /kəʊˈhɪrd/
past participle cohered	/kəʊˈhɪəd/ /kəʊˈhɪrd/
-ing form cohering	/kəʊˈhɪərɪŋ/ /kəʊˈhɪrɪŋ/

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[intransitive] cohere (with something) (of different ideas, arguments, sentences, etc.不同的看法、论点、句子等) to have a clear logical connection so that together they make a whole连贯；一致
- This view does not cohere with their other beliefs.这个观点与他们的其他看法不一致。
- The various sections of the report fail to cohere into a satisfactory whole.这份报告的各个部分没有形成一个令人满意的整体。
[intransitive] (of people人) to work closely together齐心协力；团结一致
- It can be difficult to get a group of people to cohere.要使一群人做到彼此一条心有时候很困难。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin cohaerere, from co- ‘together’ + haerere ‘to stick’.

TOEFL BNC: 34418 COCA: 28478

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