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complycomply /kəmˈplaɪ/ ●●○ verb (, complied, complying) [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYcomplyOrigin: 1500-1600 Italian complire, from Spanish cumplir to complete, do what is needed, be polite VERB TABLEcomply |
| Present | I, you, we, they | comply | | he, she, it | complies | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | complied | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have complied | | he, she, it | has complied | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had complied | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will comply | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have complied |
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| Present | I | am complying | | he, she, it | is complying | | you, we, they | are complying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was complying | | you, we, they | were complying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been complying | | he, she, it | has been complying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been complying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be complying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been complying |
THESAURUS to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do, or to do what a law or rule says you must do► obey to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do, or to do what a law or rule says you must do: The children are expected to obey their parents. “Sit!” he said, and the dog obeyed him immediately. ► do what somebody says informal to do what someone has advised or ordered you to do: If you do what I say, you’ll be perfectly safe. ► do what you are told/do as you are told to do what your parent or teacher says you must do. Used especially about children: The teacher told the boys to sit quietly, and they did as they were told. ► follow somebody’s orders/instructions/advice to do what someone says you should do, or advises you to do: You must follow your doctor’s orders. ► respect formal to obey the law or customs of a place, especially because you believe it is important to obey them: He is an honest, responsible person who respects the law. ► comply/conform formal to do what a law, rule, or agreement says. You usually use comply about people or groups and conform about ideas or things: Companies must comply with employment laws. The new adoption law must conform to international standards. ► observe formal to do what you are supposed to do according to a law, agreement, or custom: Both sides are observing the ceasefire. ► abide by something formal to accept and obey a rule, law, or agreement, even though you may not agree with it: Those are the rules – we don’t make them but we have to abide by them. to do what you must do or are asked to do: comply with Gas stations that fail to comply with the law will be fined.► see thesaurus at obey [Origin: 1500–1600 Italian complire, from Spanish cumplir to complete, do what is needed, be polite] → see also compliance |