Definitions
- Referring to sticking or clinging to a surface or material. - Describing following a rule, principle, or belief closely and strictly. - Talking about maintaining loyalty or support to a person, group, or organization.
- Referring to joining or fastening one object to another. - Describing connecting or associating oneself with a person, group, or organization. - Talking about adding or including something to a document or email.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve joining or connecting one thing to another.
- 2Both can be used in a physical or metaphorical sense.
- 3Both are transitive verbs that require an object.
- 4Both can be used in formal or informal contexts.
- 5Both can be used to describe a process of adding or joining something.
What is the difference?
- 1Object: Adhere requires a surface or material as an object, while attach requires an object to be joined or connected.
- 2Purpose: Adhere emphasizes the idea of sticking or clinging, while attach emphasizes the idea of joining or fastening.
- 3Metaphorical use: Adhere is more commonly used in a metaphorical sense to describe following rules or beliefs, while attach is more commonly used to describe connecting with people or organizations.
- 4Formality: Attach is more versatile and can be used in both formal and informal contexts, while adhere is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language.
- 5Connotation: Adhere can have a positive connotation of loyalty or commitment, while attach can have a neutral or negative connotation of being added or associated with something.
Remember this!
Adhere and attach both describe the process of joining or connecting one thing to another. However, the difference between adhere and attach is their object and purpose. Adhere requires a surface or material as an object and emphasizes the idea of sticking or clinging, while attach requires an object to be joined or connected and emphasizes the idea of joining or fastening.
