conform
verb (used without object)
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed byto ).
have conformed
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present perfectof conform.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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Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
“The previous generation may have conformed a lot more in terms of dress,” says Wales Bonner.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2020
And by the time the case comes down, all the judges, with two exceptions, mostly have conformed entirely to her vision of this as an inappropriate search.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2020
Most of their ventures have conformed to the industry norm, failing to receive FDA approval.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2018
So far from taking this course,—which it may be said would have conformed to instructions from his Government then on their way, and issued after knowing Paul's death,—Parker appeared off Carlscrona on April 20th.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
