Definition of comply Comply
/kʌmplajˈ/ - [kumplay] - com•ply
We found 12 definitions of comply from 6 different sources.
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What does comply mean?
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| comply - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" | ||
| follow, abide by | ||
| obey be obedient to | ||
| oblige, accommodate bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" | ||
| espouse, adopt, follow take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" | ||
| toe the line do what is expected | ||
| conform to observe; "conform to the rules" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- comply (v. i.)
To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. - comply (v. i.)
To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. - comply (v. i.)
To fulfill; to accomplish. - comply (v. i.)
To infold; to embrace.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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comply
To act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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comply
kom-plī′, v.i. to yield to the wishes of another: to agree or consent to (with):—pr.p. comply′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. complied′.—n. Complī′er, one who complies.—p.adj. Comply′ing, compliant. [It. complire, to fulfil, to suit, to offer courtesies—L. complēre, to fulfil.]
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🔤- comply, verb, present, 1st person singular of comply (infinitive).
- comply, verb (infinitive).
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