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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhm-plahy
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈplaɪ



Definition of comply

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to fulfill, carry out," from Old French compli, past participle of complir "to accomplish, fulfill, carry out," from Vulgar Latin *complire, from Latin complere "to fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Meaning influenced by ply (v.2). Sense of "to consent" began c.1600 and might have been a reintroduction from Italian, where complire had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."
  • verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Example sentences :
  • My heart fluttered as I rose to comply with the demand, and the chapel was hushed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • There are twenty men who will be eager to comply with the wishes of their minister.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He scowled upon me with a natural hate, and refused to comply with my request.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I am sorry my case is so circumstanced, that I cannot comply.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • We have agreed all to be moved, or none; and not to comply without one another.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I ask nothing of you but what is in your power to comply with, and what it is your duty to comply with.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Were I to comply, must I not leave my relations, and go to him?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • After a very little deliberation, I resolved to comply with this condition.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Although I see not what end the proposed condition can answer, I comply with it.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But to my father I owe duty and obedience, if I could comply.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

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