comply

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

comply (third-person singular simple present complies, present participle complying, simple past and past participle complied)

1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform;
   • 2009, Wikipedia: Cuba:

     The U.S. Congress passed a resolution calling for intervention and President William McKinley was quick to comply.

2. (archaic) To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
3. (archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.

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4. (archaic) To enfold; to embrace.
   • Herrick

     Seemed to comply, / Cloudlike, the daintie deitie.

Usage notes

• Usually followed by "with".

Translations

To yield assent

• Bulgarian: съгласявам се (bg) (sǎglasjavam se), съобразявам се (bg) (sǎobrazjavam se)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遵守 (cmn) (zūnshǒu)

• Finnish: suostua (fi), taipua (fi), mukautua (fi), myöntyä (fi)
• French: se conformer (fr)
• German: einwilligen (de)
• Hebrew: נענה (he) (na'aná)

• Italian: concordare (it), adattarsi (it), conformarsi (it)
• Japanese: 従う (ja) (したがう, shitagau), 応じる (ja) (おうじる, ōjiru)
• Romanian: se supune (ro)
• Russian: подчиняться (ru) (podčinjátʹsja) (obey), соглашаться (ru) (soglašátʹsja) (agree)
• Scottish Gaelic: gèill (gd)
• Spanish: cumplir, acceder a

To be ceremoniously courteous

• Bulgarian: спазвам (bg) (spazvam), придържам се към (bg) (pridǎržam se kǎm)

To fulfill

• Bulgarian: изпълнявам (bg) (izpǎlnjavam)
• Dutch: voldoen (nl)

• Italian: attuare (it)

To infold

See also

• compliant

Anagrams

• clompy