conform
verb (used without object)
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed byto ).
has conformed
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present perfectof conform (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
“Asbury has conformed into this artsy town, but tradition is tradition! This is art, and I wouldn’t take my child’s picture in front of this tree. Can’t we just have our traditional tree?”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Then-vice presidential candidate Mike Pence told CNN he was “very confident that this business, like the other Trump businesses, has conformed to the laws of this country”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2017
In the context of a summer this Test has conformed to expectation by turning out as precisely no-one could predict.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2015
The Bishop of Lincoln has conformed his practice to the Archbishop's judgment from the date of its delivery, and still retains his bishopric.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
