ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00809 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
comply
v.
US/kəmˈplaɪ/
UK/kəmˈplaɪ/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency78/100
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Meanings of comply
1verb
To act in accordance with a wish, command, rule, or condition.
All employees must comply with the company's safety regulations.
All employees must comply with the company's safety regulations.
The manufacturer agreed to comply with environmental standards.
The manufacturer agreed to comply with environmental standards.
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Derivatives of comply
compliance
compliance (noun)
The audit checks for compliance with international financial standards.
The audit checks for compliance with international financial standards.
compliant
compliant (adjective)
The new software is fully compliant with EU data protection laws.
The new software is fully compliant with EU data protection laws.
comply with
comply with (phrasal verb)
Students are expected to comply with all school policies during the academic year.
Students are expected to comply with all school policies during the academic year.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of comply
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Common Phrases with comply
comply with regulationscomply with regulations
comply with the lawcomply with the law
fully complyfully comply
comply with standardscomply with standards
comply with requirementscomply with requirements
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Practice Question: comply
Choose the best word for the blank
The company refused to ___ with the government's new environmental regulations.
- A complying
- B comply
- C complies
- D compliance
The base form 'comply' is correct after the auxiliary verb 'refused to'; the infinitive form is required here.