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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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
If success had hit in Morris’s teens, she might have conformed to country’s expectations.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2017
Unlike cab companies, which have conformed to stringent oversight, Uber and Lyft have pushed back against tight regulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
In action we have conformed to Southern wishes, as if conformity could not be in excess.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various
