Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cohere

/koʊˈhɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: co-here
IPA: /koʊˈhɪɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stick together physically, by adhesion.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force."
"Nothing coheres the way you expect. Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender."
"Members of the party would cohere in the message they were sending."
"That dream of beautiful Paris was not likely to cohere into substance in the presence of this misfortune."
"A system that degrades but coheres is a far better place to live than a system that completely collapses."
"This division suggests that Khamenei is not playing his usual role of cohering the regime during a crisis."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /koʊˈhɪɚ/
British English: /kəʊˈhɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coheres (present, singular) cohering (participle, present) cohered (participle, past) cohered (past) cohære (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

coherer decohere recohere uncohered

Frequently Paired Words

adhere coherence coherent cohesion cohesive inhere

Synonyms

cling cleave adhere stick

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce cohere?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈhɪɚ/.
What does cohere mean?: To stick together physically, by adhesion.
Where does cohere come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

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