comport
verb (used with object)
to bear or conduct (oneself ); behave.
comported
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past participleof comport.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 comport.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
comportverb (used with object)to bear or conduct (oneself ); behave.
Example Sentences
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Biggs opened the door for a trial when the state Supreme Court determined the photo ID law comported with the state constitution.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
None has been compelled to testify in civil or criminal court — or even explain in public what happened, why the officers opened fire, and how their decisions comported, or did not, with department procedures.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023
Professor Davison discovered, however, that the equation was a misprint and that what Orwell originally wrote was “2 + 2 = 5,” which comported with Big Brother’s Newspeak.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
There was no criticism of how Meghan comported herself in these public engagements.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2022
Old Abraham, who was not old at all but who had comported himself in the manner of an elderly misanthrope since he first learned to sit up.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
