What does “cohere” mean?
- 1
verbto fit together in a logical, clear way that makes sense as a whole
The different parts of his argument don’t really cohere.
- 2
verb(of people or things) to stick or hold together as a group
The new team took months to cohere.
Cohere at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- C2 (proficient)
- Pronunciation
- /koʊˈhɪr/ · koh-HEER
How to use “cohere” correctly
Much rarer than “coherent” and “cohesive”. In IELTS writing, “coherence and cohesion” is one of the marking criteria.
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- hang together
- unite
Word family
- coherent
- coherence
- cohesion
- cohesive
“cohere” is on these word lists
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