Meaning

4 senses

  1. To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

    comply with rules

    comply fully

    einwilligen, sich fügen, einhalten

    подчиня́тьсяpodčinjátʹsja, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

  2. (archaic)To accomplish, to fulfil.

  3. (archaic)To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.

  4. (archaic)To enfold; to embrace.

More definitions
  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

Examples

61 sentences

  1. I can't comply with your request.

    ruЯ не могу ответить на ваш запрос.

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  2. Of course, we have to comply.

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  3. We want to comply.

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  4. Tom refused to comply.

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  5. I'll be happy to comply.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree:

Origin

From Italian complire, Catalan complir (“to complete, fulfil; to carry out”), Spanish cump

From 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, complied
Base formcomply · to comply
3rd person singularcomplies
Present participlecomplying
Past simplecomplied
Past participlecomplied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycomply
he, she, itcomplies

Past simpleLesson

all personscomplied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave complied
he, she, ithas complied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill comply

Synonyms

17 synonyms
agreeA1allowA2concedeB2grantB1sootheB1yieldB2give wayaccedecave income aroundcome roundcarry outconsummatehumor
Close in meaning
  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes:followabide by

Antonyms

1 antonyms
violateB2

Word family

12 related words
RelatedaccomplishB1completeB1complimentB1compliancycompliancecompliant
Derivedcompliablecompliercomplyinglyno complyrecomplywilco

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
complicitycomplimentB1complimentaryC1componentB2composeB1composerA2
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