complied; complying
1
: to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested
comply with federal law
the devices comply with industry standards
2
obsolete
: to be ceremoniously courteous
Synonyms
Examples of comply in a Sentence
I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied.
There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply.
Recent Examples on the Web
After a reasonable amount of time, those who did not comply and continued to block a highway, office building or other private property were taken into custody.
—
Larry Snelling, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
That means a publicly accessible workplace with fewer than 10 employees present must comply, as must a publicly inaccessible workplace with more than 10 employees present at any time.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
But the impact of those laws would contribute to a series of legislative actions in the past decade to relieve prison overcrowding, largely to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found state prison conditions were violating thousands of prisoners’ constitutional rights.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
But an Israeli military official, who briefed reporters Wednesday on condition of anonymity to comply with military protocol, said that troops had identified at least 20 tunnels running from Gaza into Egypt.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for comply 
Larry Snelling, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
That means a publicly accessible workplace with fewer than 10 employees present must comply, as must a publicly inaccessible workplace with more than 10 employees present at any time.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
But the impact of those laws would contribute to a series of legislative actions in the past decade to relieve prison overcrowding, largely to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found state prison conditions were violating thousands of prisoners’ constitutional rights.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
But an Israeli military official, who briefed reporters Wednesday on condition of anonymity to comply with military protocol, said that troops had identified at least 20 tunnels running from Gaza into Egypt.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for comply
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'comply.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near comply
Cite this Entry
“Comply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comply. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
comply
verb
com·ply
kəm-ˈplī 
complied; complying
: to act in agreement with another's wishes or in obedience to a rule
comply with a request
complier
noun
-ˈplī(-ə)r
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share