Definition of inhere Inhere

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inheres, inhering, inhered

inhere - be inherent in something

belong to, belong be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong"

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inhere (Verb)
To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

inhere (v. i.)
To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

inhere
in-hēr′, v.i. to stick fast: to remain firm in.—ns. Inher′ence, Inher′ency, a sticking fast: existence in something else: a fixed state of being in another body or substance.—adj. Inher′ent, sticking fast: existing in and inseparable from something else: innate: natural.—adv. Inher′ently. [L. inhærēre—in, in, hærēre, to stick.]

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inhere, verb, present, 1st person singular of inhere (infinitive).
inhere, verb (infinitive).

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