Meaning
to adhere, to stick (to)
- to grip (the road)
- to join (a movement, a party)
- to support (an idea)
In a sentence
Questo adesivo non aderisce bene al vetro.
This sticker doesn't stick well to the glass.
Molti lavoratori hanno deciso di aderire allo sciopero.
Many workers decided to join the strike.
Non aderisco a questa idea, mi sembra sbagliata.
I don't support this idea; it seems wrong to me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aderire | infinitive |
| aderiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aderisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aderite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aderisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aderiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aderisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aderivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aderivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aderivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aderivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aderivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aderiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aderimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aderii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aderiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aderisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aderirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aderì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aderiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aderirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aderirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aderirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aderiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aderirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aderiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aderisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aderiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aderisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aderiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aderisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aderissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aderissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aderiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aderissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aderissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aderisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aderiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| aderirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aderireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aderiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aderirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aderirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aderiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| aderite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| aderisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aderendo | gerund |
| aderito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes a: aderire a un progetto, a una richiesta, a un partito. Not *aderire qualcosa*.
- For joining organizations or causes, aderire is more formal than iscriversi or unirsi.
- For agreeing, it's common in formal or bureaucratic contexts: aderire a una proposta/richiesta sounds more official than accettare.