conform
[verb]
Synonyms:
- comply, adapt, adjust, fall in with, follow, obey, toe the line
- agree, accord, correspond, harmonize, match, suit, tally

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Antonyms: diverge
Contrasted words: conflict, differ, disagree
Related Idioms: toe the line
Related Words: attune, harmonize, tune

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English Thesaurus: behave, act, treat, conform, conduct yourself, ...

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con‧form AC /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ verb [intransitive]
[Word Family: noun: conformity, conformist; verb: conform; adjective: conformist]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: conformer, from Latin, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + formare 'to form']

1. to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave ⇒ conformist:
the pressure on schoolchildren to conform
conform to/with
people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour

2. to obey a law, rule etc
conform to/with
Students can be expelled for refusing to conform to school rules.
All new buildings must conform with the regional development plan.
products which conform to international safety standards

3. conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc to be similar to what people expect or think is usual:
Joseph does not conform to the stereotype of a policeman.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

conform
verb
ADV. fully
VERB + CONFORM be required to, must, should | fail to The toys fail to conform to current safety standards.
PREP. to All companies are required to conform to these rules.
with This equipment conforms fully with the latest safety regulations.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

behave to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc:
His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school.
I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably.
Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
act to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people:
Tina’s been acting very strangely lately.
What makes grown people act like that?
treat to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way:
She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage.
I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.
conform to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave:
Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform.
Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.
conduct yourself formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave:
Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives.
By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.

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