comply
verb (used without object)
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed bywith ).
complied
-
past participleof comply.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof comply.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
complyverb (used without object)to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed bywith ).
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The full force of the deal will not take effect until both parties have complied with its closing conditions, which the agreement indicates could happen within months.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Islamic schools in the province complied on Thursday, looking to Allah for relief.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
And Szabo reported to the City Council last year that his office had determined that LA28 had complied with “insurance and risk management requirements.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The British complied, resettling this colorful, undisciplined yet enormously well-informed KGB agent in the north of England under a new identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Boxes and boxes started arriving as the Department of Children and Families complied with Karen Gievers’s requests to see all the evidence.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
