From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconformcon‧form /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive] 1 OBEYto behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave → conformist the pressure on schoolchildren to conformconform to/with people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour2 OBEYto obey a law, rule etcconform 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 standards3 → conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc→ See Verb table
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conform• Getting everyone on the team to conform has taken a long time.• Techniques such as object oriented design and structured programming will have to be followed to conform to engineering practice.• His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, for example, represents an attempt to conform to one of them.• Neither of them conforms to the default format, but they both work.• Indeed, few files seem in practice to conform to this requirement.• They do not conform well to national polls.conform to/with• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Writing also has to conform to an idea.• And multinationals must conform to national laws and regulations on additives, flavourings, colourings and artificial low-calorie sweeteners.• All flights in these conditions must conform with published procedures and traffic patterns.• The solution offered might not conform to the dogma of either political party.• Hall describes the negotiated reading as one which only partly conforms to the intended, dominant meaning.• In the congressional debates, the battle lines closely conformed to the resolutions passed in the states.• These were varied in each group to conform to the subject and its natural rate of movement.conform to/with• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Writing also has to conform to an idea.• And multinationals must conform to national laws and regulations on additives, flavourings, colourings and artificial low-calorie sweeteners.• All flights in these conditions must conform with published procedures and traffic patterns.• The solution offered might not conform to the dogma of either political party.• Hall describes the negotiated reading as one which only partly conforms to the intended, dominant meaning.• In the congressional debates, the battle lines closely conformed to the resolutions passed in the states.• These were varied in each group to conform to the subject and its natural rate of movement.From Longman Business Dictionaryconformcon‧form /kənˈfɔːrm/ verb [intransitive] to obey a law or ruleThe website owner must conform with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.The property conformed to all the latest building regulations.→ See Verb tableOrigin conform (1300-1400) Old French conformer, from Latin, from com- ( → COM-) + formare “to form” 