adhéré

Adhéré is the past participle of the French verb adhérer, meaning to adhere, join, or subscribe to something. In daily use it appears in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir, as in j’ai adhéré au parti X, meaning I joined or became a member of the party. The sense can extend to agreeing with or supporting a proposal, a charter, or a code, such as adhérer à une charte.

In modern French, the form adhéré can also function as an adjective when it agrees with a noun in gender and number, though this usage is relatively rare outside formal or historical contexts. The more common noun for a person who belongs to a group is adhérent (masculine) or adhérente (feminine). Adhérer is related to the noun adhésion (the act of joining) and to the adjective adhérent, which describes someone who adheres to a doctrine, policy, or organization. The participle adhéré itself does not usually serve as a standalone noun.

Etymology and related terms: adhérer derives from Latin adhaerere, meaning to cling to. The term entered French with the sense of attaching oneself to a cause or organization. In English, the closest equivalents are adhered (past participle) and adherent (noun or adjective), reflecting the same roots and meanings.

See also: adhérer, adhésion, adhérent/adhérente, adhésif, adhérence.