comport

com·port

C0532500 (kəm-pôrt′)v. com·port·ed, com·port·ing, com·ports v.tr. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: Comport yourself with dignity.v.intr. To agree, correspond, or harmonize: a foreign policy that comports with the principles of democracy.

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[Middle English comporten, from Old French comporter, to conduct, from Latin comportāre, to bring together : com-, com- + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

comport

(kəmˈpɔːt) vb1. (tr) to conduct or bear (oneself) in a specified way2. (foll by: with) to agree (with); correspond (to)[C16: from Latin comportāre to bear, collect, from com- together + portāre to carry]

com•port

(kəmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt)

v.t. 1. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: to comport oneself with dignity. v.i. 2. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usu. followed by with): to comport with the facts. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French comporter < Latin comportāre to transport =com- com- + portāre to port⁵]

comport

Past participle: comported
Gerund: comporting

Imperative
comport
comport

Present
I comport
you comport
he/she/it comports
we comport
you comport
they comport

Preterite
I comported
you comported
he/she/it comported
we comported
you comported
they comported

Present Continuous
I am comporting
you are comporting
he/she/it is comporting
we are comporting
you are comporting
they are comporting

Present Perfect
I have comported
you have comported
he/she/it has comported
we have comported
you have comported
they have comported

Past Continuous
I was comporting
you were comporting
he/she/it was comporting
we were comporting
you were comporting
they were comporting

Past Perfect
I had comported
you had comported
he/she/it had comported
we had comported
you had comported
they had comported

Future
I will comport
you will comport
he/she/it will comport
we will comport
you will comport
they will comport

Future Perfect
I will have comported
you will have comported
he/she/it will have comported
we will have comported
you will have comported
they will have comported

Future Continuous
I will be comporting
you will be comporting
he/she/it will be comporting
we will be comporting
you will be comporting
they will be comporting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been comporting
you have been comporting
he/she/it has been comporting
we have been comporting
you have been comporting
they have been comporting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been comporting
you will have been comporting
he/she/it will have been comporting
we will have been comporting
you will have been comporting
they will have been comporting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been comporting
you had been comporting
he/she/it had been comporting
we had been comporting
you had been comporting
they had been comporting

Conditional
I would comport
you would comport
he/she/it would comport
we would comport
you would comport
they would comport

Past Conditional
I would have comported
you would have comported
he/she/it would have comported
we would have comported
you would have comported
they would have comported

Comport

A dish with a stem and a foot. Commonly used for holding fruit or jelly.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	comport - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"behaveact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"walk - live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"assert oneself - put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent mannerremember oneself - recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!"
	2.	comport - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"deport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carrycarry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manneract, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

comport

verbcomport with something (Formal) suit, fit, agree with, coincide with, accord with, square with, be appropriate to, correspond with, tally with, harmonize with This conclusion does not comport with my opinion.comport yourself (Formal) behave yourself, act, carry yourself, bear yourself, conduct yourself, acquit yourself He comports himself with great dignity.

comport

verbTo conduct oneself in a specified way:acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, demean, deport, do, quit.phrasal verb
comport withTo be compatible or in correspondence:accord, agree, check, chime, conform, consist, correspond, fit, harmonize, match, square, tally.Informal: jibe.Archaic: quadrate.

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