comply
verb (used without object)
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed bywith ).
complied
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past participleof comply.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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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
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There was a solid two weeks when I complied with its whims.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
LA28 has complied fully with only two of nine requirements of a contract with the city known as the Games Agreement, Mejia said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
New York City lawyers said in a response to a lawsuit that the administration complied with the law but acknowledged some confusion over the launch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The move complied with a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court which had ordered that the cricketer-turned-politician be taken to the hospital within 48 hours to be examined by physicians.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“And may I ask—” said Elizabeth; “but the terms, I suppose, must be complied with.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
