comply
verb (used without object)
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed bywith ).
was complying
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past progressiveof comply.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Justice Department has been seeking the files as part of a review started in April to see whether it was complying with federal civil-rights laws, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The city, on a yearly basis, “knowingly and falsely” certified that it was complying with the requirements when it was not, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
It said the removal was required by Congress, and that it was complying with environmental and historic preservation regulations.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
China, North Korea's closest ally, has said it was complying with international obligations.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
The long silence of the girl proved that she was complying, putting on these old garments, overcoming her repugnance.
From Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Hayward Keniston
