comply

intr.v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.

1. To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish: The patient complied with the physician's orders.
2. Obsolete. To be courteous or obedient.

[Middle English complien, to carry out, fulfill, from Old French complir, from Latin complēre. See complete.]

verb

To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, conform, follow, keep, mind, obey, observe. Idioms: toe thelinemark. See accept/reject, same/different/compare.

v

Definition: abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Antonyms: decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  Synonyms: follow, abide by

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samtykke, efterkomme

Nederlands (Dutch)
gehoorzamen

Français (French)
v. intr. - respecter, obtempérer, s'exécuter, se plier, (Jur) faire droit à, se conformer à, observer (règles)

Deutsch (German)
v. - etwas entsprechen, sich fügen, erfüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμμορφώνομαι, υπακούω, πειθαρχώ, ενδίδω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• comply with    osservare, rispettare, adattarsi a, conformarsi a, sottomettersi a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cumprir, consentir, ceder

idioms:

• comply with    agir de acordo com

Русский (Russian)
подчиняться, соответствовать

idioms:

• comply with    уступать кому-либо, подчиняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - obedecer, acatar, cumplir con

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge efter, lyda, uppfylla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顺从, 遵守, 答应

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 順從, 遵守, 答應

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 동의하다, 따르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 従う

idioms:

• comply with    従う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) امتثل, راعى, استجاب, طاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ציית ל-, נענה ל-‬

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