Definitions for comply
kəmˈplaɪcom·p·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. comply, follow, abide byverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. complyverb

   To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform;

2. complyverb

   To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.

3. complyverb

   To fulfill; to accomplish.

4. complyverb

   To infold; to embrace.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COMPLYverb

   To yield to; to be obsequious to; to accord with; to suit with. It has with before as well persons as things.

   Etymology: Stephen Skinner derives it from the French complaire; but probably it comes from complier, to bend to. Plier is still in use.

   The rising sun complys with our weak sight,
   First gilds the clouds, then shews his globe of light. Edmund Waller.

   They did servilely comply with the people in worshipping God by sensible images and representations. John Tillotson.

   The truth of things will not comply with our conceits, and bend itself to our interest. John Tillotson.

   Remember I am she who sav’d your life,
   Your loving, lawful, and complying wife. Dryden.

   He made his wish with his estate comply,
   Joyful to live, yet not afraid to die. Matthew Prior.

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1. comply

   To comply means to act in accordance with a command, rule, request or wish. It involves following instructions, guidelines or laws and meeting a certain set of standards or requirements. It generally implies conformity and obedience.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complyverb

   to yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with

2. Complyverb

   to be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments

3. Complyverb

   to fulfill; to accomplish

4. Complyverb

   to infold; to embrace

5. Etymology: [See comply, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Comply

   kom-plī′, v.i. to yield to the wishes of another: to agree or consent to (with):—pr.p. comply′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. complied′.—n. Complī′er, one who complies.—p.adj. Comply′ing, compliant. [It. complire, to fulfil, to suit, to offer courtesies—L. complēre, to fulfil.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comply

   To act or behave according to a specific rule, guideline, process, procedure, standard or code.

   We all are respectful of guidelines and if they require changing then that is easily achieved with understanding.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 11, 2020  

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   comply

   To act or create according to the eligibility criteria, guidelines, instruction, legislation, principles, policy, standard or rules.

   They do comply with the company quality management system rules.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Obey

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'comply' in Verbs Frequency: #713

Anagrams for comply »

1. clompy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of comply in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of comply in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of comply in a Sentence

1. Royce Miller:

   At face value, this final version looks a lot fairer, there were powerful voices at the table, and valid arguments, on both sides and this is a compromise which means the Chinese banks have to comply by fixed deadlines, but they have a very long window.

2. Pasquotank County Sheriff Office:

   Pasquotank County deputies've been working on making redactions since the hearing and are reviewing the order to comply with the specifics the judge included, pasquotank County deputies don't anticipate seeing anything Pasquotank County deputies don't already know. Pasquotank County deputies think it will show an unjustified shooting.

3. Greg Brown:

   We were disappointed to see we were going back to it after we had agreed that it was ending, now we have a whole new metric and landlords are asking how they follow this and trying to figure out how to comply.

4. Phoenix Police Department:

   The officer gave the suspect several commands to get on the ground but he refused to comply, yelling profanities at the officer.

5. Gina Raimondo:

   Now at this point, it's voluntary. White House officials're asking nicely and hopefully they comply, if they don't, White House officials'll have to take a tougher stance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=comply
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Comply
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=comply
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comply
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=comply