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单词 conform
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conform

verb
/kənˈfɔːm/
/kənˈfɔːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they conform
/kənˈfɔːm/
/kənˈfɔːrm/
he / she / it conforms
/kənˈfɔːmz/
/kənˈfɔːrmz/
past simple conformed
/kənˈfɔːmd/
/kənˈfɔːrmd/
past participle conformed
/kənˈfɔːmd/
/kənˈfɔːrmd/
-ing form conforming
/kənˈfɔːmɪŋ/
/kənˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society
    • There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.
    • conform to something He refused to conform to the local customs.
    Wordfinder
    • action
    • approach
    • attitude
    • behaviour
    • conform
    • eccentric
    • etiquette
    • habit
    • manners
    • morality
    Wordfinder
    • civil rights
    • class
    • conform
    • convention
    • culture
    • custom
    • elite
    • equality
    • outsider
    • society
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • exactly
    • fully
    verb + conform
    • be expected to
    • be forced to
    • be required to
    preposition
    • to
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] conform to/with something to obey a rule, law, etc. synonym comply
    • The building does not conform with safety regulations.
    Extra Examples
    • This equipment conforms fully with the latest safety regulations.
    • The toys fail to conform to current safety standards.
    • The accountant's reports appear to conform with the requirements of professional standards.
    Topics Permission and obligationc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • exactly
    • fully
    verb + conform
    • be expected to
    • be forced to
    • be required to
    preposition
    • to
    • with
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] to agree with or match something
    • conform to something It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city.
    • conform with something Wordsworth changed the ideas of his poem to conform with his later religious and political opinions.
    • the attempt to force science to conform with a political or social ideology
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • exactly
    • fully
    verb + conform
    • be expected to
    • be forced to
    • be required to
    preposition
    • to
    • with
    See full entry
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make (something) like another thing’): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.
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