conform
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed by to): Every team must adopt and conform to league regulations.
to be in harmony or accord (usually followed by with): These results conform with those of similar studies done in the past.
to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc., of society or a group: One has to conform in order to succeed in this company.
to be or become similar in form, nature, or character (usually followed by to): Memory conforms to what we think we remember.I love how these slippers conform to my feet.
to comply with the usages of an established church, especially the Church of England.
to bring into agreement, correspondence, or harmony (usually used with to): We need to conform our corporate practice to the new guidelines.Despite efforts to conform the data sets perfectly, some discrepancies will persist.
to make similar in form, nature, or character (usually used with to): Do not try to conform your partner to your ideal.
Archaic. conformable (def. 1).
Origin of conform
1Grammar notes for conform
Other words for conform
Opposites for conform
Other words from conform
- con·form·er, noun
- con·form·ing·ly, adverb
- non·con·form·ing, adjective
- pre·con·form, verb
- qua·si-con·form·ing, adjective
- re·con·form, verb
- un·con·formed, adjective
- un·con·form·ing, adjective
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How to use conform in a sentence
Plus, it’s soft to the touch, and its memory foam shell will help conform to every weird sleeping position they adopt.
The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold | Sandra Gutierrez G. | November 20, 2020 | Popular-ScienceVoice of San Diego’s records requests conform with the law, Styn ruled.
County Officials Dig in to Keep COVID-19 Info Private | Sara Libby and Jared Whitlock | November 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe process, which conforms to statewide regulations and is generally overseen by local professionals and elected officials, varies state to state.
A Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votes | Kyle Brashear | November 12, 2020 | VoxI wish I could help more women understand that you don’t have to conform to the stereotype to be happy, to be successful.
I wanted to build out the design concept as the player’s energy or emotion, and try to conform to that.
PS5 designer: ‘When I started drawing, it was much larger’ | Joe Moore | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post
Soon, he introduced silhouettes that conformed to the body, spaghetti straps, and dresses that looked like lingerie.
John Galliano, Fired by Dior, Checks Into Rehab | Isabel Wilkinson | March 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe spelling is conformed to that of the preceding poems; the alterations though numerous are slight; as y for i, au for aw, &c.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAs they make progress in holiness they will be more thoroughly conformed to them in fact.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamMacBrien was educated at Cambridge, and doubtless conformed, as he remained Bishop till 1612.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellChristopher Bodkin of Tuam may, from his character, have conformed insincerely, but this is not proved.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellBezenecq the Rich had conformed to the usage, although that good and worthy townsman was of a nature little given to strife.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for conform
/ (kənˈfɔːm) /
(intr usually foll by to) to comply in actions, behaviour, etc, with accepted standards or norms
(intr usually foll by with) to be in accordance; fit in: he conforms with my idea of a teacher
to make or become similar in character or form
(intr) to comply with the practices of an established church, esp the Church of England
(tr) to bring (oneself, ideas, etc) into harmony or agreement
Origin of conform
1Derived forms of conform
- conformer, noun
- conformingly, adverb
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