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- DictionaryCom·ply/kəmˈplī/
verb
- 1. (of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command: "we are unable to comply with your request"
The meaning of COMPLY is to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested. How to use comply in a sentence.
Comply definition: to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with). See examples of COMPLY used in a sentence.
to act according to an order, set of rules, or request: He's been ordered to have the dog destroyed because it's dangerous, but he refuses to comply. There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations. Synonym. follow. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to obey someone or something.
Comply is to act according to someone's wishes or rules. Although you might like to stay out with your friends, you'll have to comply with your parents' rules and be home by midnight. Comply shares a root with the word, complete.
com·ply. (kəm-plī′) intr.v. com·plied, com·ply·ing, com·plies. 1. To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish: The patient complied with the physician's orders. 2. Obsolete To be courteous or obedient.
Definition of comply verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they do what is required or expected. The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire. Some beaches had failed to comply with environmental regulations. Synonyms: obey, follow, respect, agree to More Synonyms of comply.
Comply definition: To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish.
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes fol. by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements. [ Obs.]to be courteous or conciliatory. Latin complēre, equivalent. to com- com - + plē- fill + -re infinitive suffix.
Synonyms for COMPLY: acquiesce, accede, defer, consent, accept, subscribe, cooperate, assent; Antonyms of COMPLY: differ, disagree, dissent, conflict, resist, oppose, contrast, collide.
