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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.
[Middle English complien, to carry out, fulfill, from Old French complir, from Latin complēre; see complete.]
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comply
(kəmˈplaɪ)vb (intr) , -plies, -plying or -plied
1. (usually foll by with) to act in accordance with rules, wishes, etc; be obedient (to)
2. obsolete to be obedient or complaisant
[C17: from Italian complire, from Spanish cumplir to complete; see compliment]
comˈplier n
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com•ply
(kəmˈplaɪ)v.i. -plied, -ply•ing.
1. to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, or conditions (often fol. by with): to comply with regulations.
2. Obs. to be courteous or conciliatory.
[1595–1605; < Italian complire < Sp cumplir (see compliment) to fulfill, accomplish « Latin complēre; see complete]
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comply
Past participle: complied
Gerund: complying
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| Verb | 1. |  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"oblige, accommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" toe the line - do what is expected obey - be obedient to conform to - observe; "conform to the rules" |
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comply
verb obey, follow, respect, agree to, satisfy, observe, fulfil, submit to, conform to, adhere to, abide by, consent to, yield to, defer to, accede to, act in accordance with, perform, acquiesce with The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire.
break, fight, reject, ignore, oppose, resist, defy, violate, disregard, spurn, repudiate, disobey, refuse to obey
break, fight, reject, ignore, oppose, resist, defy, violate, disregard, spurn, repudiate, disobey, refuse to obey
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Translations
يَمْتَثِل، يُطيع، يَسْتَجيب
vyhovět
efterkomme
teljesít
fara eftir, fylgja
klusnumasklusnuspaisytipaklusnumaspaklusti
piekāpties
comply
[kəmˈplaɪ] VI to comply with [+ rules] → cumplir; [+ laws] → acatar; [+ orders] → obedecer; [+ wishes, request] → acceder aCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
comply
[kəmˈplaɪ] vi [person] → s'exécuterto comply with (= abide by) [person] → observer, respecter (= conform to) [product, procedure] → être conforme à, répondre à
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comply
vi (person) → einwilligen; (object, system etc) → die Bedingungen erfüllen, den Bedingungen entsprechen; to comply with something → einer Sache (dat) → entsprechen; (system) → in Einklang mit etw stehen; to comply with the terms of a treaty → die Vertragsbedingungen erfüllen; to comply with a request/a wish/instructions → einer Bitte/einem Wunsch/den Anordnungen nachkommen (form) → or entsprechen (form); to comply with somebody’s wishes → sich jds Wünschen (dat) → fügen; to comply with a time limit → eine Frist einhalten; to comply with the rules → sich an die Regeln halten
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[kəmˈplaɪ] vi to comply with (rules) → attenersi a, conformarsi a, osservare; (wishes, request) → assecondareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
comply
(kəmˈplai) verb to act in the way that someone else has commanded or wished. You must comply (with her wishes).
comˈpliance nouncomˈpliant adjective
willing to comply.
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