conform

con·form  (kn-fôrm)

v. con·formed, con·form·ing, con·forms

v.intr.

1. To correspond in form or character; be similar.

2. To act or be in accord or agreement; comply: a computer that conforms to the manufacturer's advertising claims. See Synonyms at agree.

3. To act in accordance with current customs or modes. See Synonyms at adapt.

v.tr.

To bring into agreement or correspondence; make similar.

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[Middle English conformen, from Old French conformer, from Latin cnfrmre, to shape after : com-, com- + frmre, to shape (from frma, shape).]

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con·former n.

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conform [kənˈfɔːm]

vb

1. (intr; usually foll by to) to comply in actions, behaviour, etc., with accepted standards or norms

2. (intr; usually foll by with) to be in accordance; fit in he conforms with my idea of a teacher

3. to make or become similar in character or form

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) to comply with the practices of an established church, esp the Church of England

5. (tr) to bring (oneself, ideas, etc.) into harmony or agreement

[from Old French conformer, from Latin confirmāre to establish, strengthen, from firmāre to make firm, from firmus firm¹]

conformer  n

conformingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conform - be similar, be in line with scan - conform to a metrical pattern depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
	2.	conform - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" adapt, adjust change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" readjust, readapt - adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" readapt - adapt anew; "He readapted himself" assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize - get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" match - be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" obey - be obedient to square - cause to match, as of ideas or acts

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conform

verb

1. fit in, follow, yield, adjust, adapt, comply, obey, fall in with, toe the line, follow the crowd, run with the pack, follow convention Many children who can't or won't conform are often bullied.

2. fulfil, meet, match, suit, satisfy, agree with, obey, abide by, accord with, square with, correspond with, tally with, harmonize with These activities do not conform with diplomatic rules and regulations.

Translations

conform [kənˈfɔːm] VI (= comply) (to laws) → someterse (to a) (to standards) → ajustarse (to a) [people] (socially) → adaptarse, amoldarse
he will conform to the agreement → se ajustará al acuerdo

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conform [kənˈfɔː^rm] vi [person] (= behave in a conventional manner) → se conformer
to conform to sth [+ pattern, idea, stereotype, model] → se conformer à qch
to conform to a law → se conformer à une loi
to conform to sb's wishes → se conformer aux désirs de qn
to conform with sth → se conformer à qch

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conform

vi

(things: = comply with) → entsprechen (→ to +dat); (people: socially) → sich anpassen (→ to an +acc); (things, people: to rules etc) → sich richten (to nach); (= agree) → übereinstimmen, konform gehen (with mit)

(Brit, Eccl) → sich (→ der englischen Staatskirche dat) → unterwerfen

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conform [kənˈfɔːm] vi to conform (to) → conformarsi (a)

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conform [kənˈfɔːm] vi to conform (to) → conformarsi (a)

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conform

v conform [kənˈfoːm]

1 to behave, dress etc in the way that most other people do. skik na, konformeer, aanpas يُطابِق приспособявам се přizpůsobit se rette sig; indordne sig sich anpassen συμμορφώνομαι προς τη νόρμα cumplir con, ajustarse a, someterse a (end) kohandama همانند شدن؛ سازگار شدن sopeutua, olla yhdenmukainen se conformer לִנהוג עַל פִּי הַמקוּבָּל नियम-कायदे के अनुरूप व्यवहार करना, कपड़े पहनना इत्यादि prilagoditi, uskladiti se alkalmazkodik menyesuaikan diri fara eftir, fylgja conformarsi 順応する 순응하다 prisitaikyti pielāgoties; pieskaņot mengikuti zich conformeren tilpasse seg, rette/føye seg slavisk etter dostosowywać się conformar a se con­forma соответствовать prispôsobiť sa prilagoditi se uklopiti se anpassa [] ทำให้เหมือนหรือคล้ายกัน uymak 順應 керуватися (правилами) ک‍ے مطابق يا موافق كرنا làm cho phù hợp với 使符合

2 (withto) to act according to; to be in agreement with Your clothes must conform to the school regulations. ooreenstem, aanpas يَتَمَشّى مَع، يَتَلائَم مع съобразявам се podřídit se podle, vyhovovat være i overensstemmelse med entsprechen συμμορφώνομαι adaptarse a (millelegi) vastavalt käituma, vastavuses olema مطابقت داشتن با noudattaa se conformer (à) לַעֲמוֹד בַּדרִישוֹת एक मेल करना uskladiti se beleillik, illik vmihez menyesuaikan diri, sesuai dengan samræmast, vera í samræmi við adeguarsi 従う 준수하다 atitikti atbilst; pakļauties (likumiem u. tml.) mematuhi overeenstemmen være i samsvar med stosować się do adaptar-se a se conforma (la) согласоваться vyhovovať biti v skladu biti u skladu sa vara förenlig med, anpassa till สอดคล้องกับ uymak 配合 відповідати ك‍ے مطابق هونا يا كرنا thích hợp 符合

n conˈformity

gelykvormigheid, meegaandheid, konformiteit, ooreenkomstig انْطِباق، تَطابُق، مُطابَقَه спазване shoda; přizpůsobení (se) overensstemmelse die Gleichförmigkeit συμμόρφωση conformidad ühesugusus تطابق؛ مشابهت yhdenmukaisuus conformité הִתנַהֲגוּת בְּהֶתאֵם समनुरूपता suglasje, sklad, konformizam összhang penyesuaian undirgefni; aðlögun að ríkjandi siðum og hugsunarhætti confirmità 適合 부합 atitikimas atbilstība; pakļaušanās kepatuhan overeenstemming konformitet; samsvar dostosowanie się conformidade conformitate соответствие;согласованность prispôsobenie skladnost konformitet överensstämmelse, likformighet, konformitet การสอดคล้องกัน uygunluk 配合；一致 відповідність; підкорення مطابقت sự tuân theo 依照；一致