comport
verb (used with object)
to bear or conduct (oneself ); behave.
comports
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present tense formof comport (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But this only comports with the science as we’ve known it for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
In the same case, the federal government has argued that the agreement comports with federal law, which it said “generally restricts the IRS from disclosing any tax return information” but provides for certain exceptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
This comports with what researchers know about people who become radicalized.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2023
Second, Pennsylvania’s law comports with the original meaning of the 14th Amendment, as understood in 1868.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2023
She nods; what I’ve just said, for whatever reason, comports with what she knows of her son.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
