comply
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conformTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
» I can't comply with your request.
Я не могу ответить на ваш запрос. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
comply with rules
comply fully
einwilligen, sich fügen, einhalten
подчиня́тьсяpodčinjátʹsja, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja
(archaic)To accomplish, to fulfil.
(archaic)To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
(archaic)To enfold; to embrace.
- act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Examples
61 sentencesI can't comply with your request.
ruЯ не могу ответить на ваш запрос. — odexed
Of course, we have to comply.
We want to comply.
Tom refused to comply.
I'll be happy to comply.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian complire, Catalan complir (“to complete, fulfil; to carry out”), Spanish cumpFrom Italian complire, Catalan complir (“to complete, fulfil; to carry out”), Spanish cumplir (“to complete, fulfil”), (alternatively from Old French compli), from Latin complēre, from compleō (“to finish, complete; to fulfil”), from com- (prefix indicating completeness of an act) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near; by, with”)) + pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)).
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Forms
complies, complying, complied, compliedSynonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle