English > comply: 1 sense > verb 1, social| Meaning | Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Example | "You must comply or else!" |
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| Synonyms | follow, abide by |
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| Narrower | conform to | observe |
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| oblige, accommodate | Provide a service or favor for someone |
| toe the line | Do what is expected |
| Broader | obey | Be obedient to |
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| Similar to | adopt, follow, espouse | choose and follow |
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| stick to, stick with, follow | Keep to |
| Spanish | acatar, acceder, cumplir, obedecer, seguir |
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| Catalan | complir |
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| Adjectives | compliant | disposed or willing to comply |
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| Nouns | compliance | acting according to certain accepted standards |
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| compliancy | a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others |