Haftung — meaning in English

English meaning

• adhesion noun The way one substance is able to stick firmly to a different substance.
• incur verb To bring a cost, penalty, or consequence upon oneself.

Senses

Haftung is used for these senses in English:

• adhesion The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• incur (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

adhesion — full definition

1. noun The way one substance is able to stick firmly to a different substance.
2. noun A lasting sense of loyalty or attachment to someone or something.
3. noun An agreement to stick to or support something, such as a set of terms.
4. noun (medicine) A band of scar tissue that forms between body parts after inflammation, sticking them together abnormally.

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