conform
verb/kənˈfɔːm/
/kənˈfɔːrm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conform | /kənˈfɔːm/ /kənˈfɔːrm/ |
| he / she / it conforms | /kənˈfɔːmz/ /kənˈfɔːrmz/ |
| past simple conformed | /kənˈfɔːmd/ /kənˈfɔːrmd/ |
| past participle conformed | /kənˈfɔːmd/ /kənˈfɔːrmd/ |
| -ing form conforming | /kənˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /kənˈfɔːrmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society
- There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.
- conform to something He refused to conform to the local customs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
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- [intransitive] conform to/with something to obey a rule, law, etc. synonym comply
- The building does not conform with safety regulations.
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationc1- This equipment conforms fully with the latest safety regulations.
- The toys fail to conform to current safety standards.
- The accountant's reports appear to conform with the requirements of professional standards.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] to agree with or match something
- conform to something It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city.
- conform with something Wordsworth changed the ideas of his poem to conform with his later religious and political opinions.
- the attempt to force science to conform with a political or social ideology
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- fully
- …
- be expected to
- be forced to
- be required to
- …
- to
- with
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make (something) like another thing’): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.
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