What does conform to mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. meet, fit, conform toverb

    satisfy a condition or restriction

    "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

  2. conform toverb

    observe

    "conform to the rules"

  3. follow, conform toverb

    behave in accordance or in agreement with

    "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of conform to in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of conform to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conform to in a Sentence

  1. Mike Pompeo:

    Strategically, the Obama administration made a bet that the deal would spur Iran to stop its rogue-state actions and conform to international norms, that bet was a loser with massive repercussions for all people living in Middle East.

  2. William Hazlitt:

    Fashon is the abortive issue of vain ostentation and exclusive egotism it is haughty, trifling, affected, servile, despotic, mean and ambitious, precise and fantastical, all in a breath -- tied to no rule, and bound to conform to every whim of the minute.

  3. Thomas Merton:

    I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

  4. Rory McIlroy:

    I certainly feel some sympathy for him because I don’t think that you should be ostracized or criticized for being different, and I think we have all known from the start that Bryson is different and he is not going to conform to the way people want him to be, there are certainly things that he has done in the past that have brought some of this stuff on himself. I’m not saying that he’s completely blameless in this.

  5. Richard Neal:

    Tax policy is pretty complicated. There are times when individual returns can instruct you. Other times, you might seek a business return, it has to conform to the principle of a pretty narrow law.


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