conform

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈfɔːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈfɔɹm/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Hyphenation: con‧form === Verb === conform (third-person singular simple present conforms, present participle conforming, simple past and past participle conformed) (transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative. (transitive, intransitive, often followed by to) To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior. (intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy. ==== Synonyms ==== (to act in accordance with expectations): acquiesce, comply, go along to get along, knuckle under, submit; see also Thesaurus:conform ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “conform”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Dutch == === Etymology === From French conforme. === Pronunciation === === Preposition === conform (somewhat formal) in accordance with, according to ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French conforme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konˈform/ Rhymes: -orm Hyphenation: con‧form === Preposition === conform (+dative) according to Synonym: potrivit ==== Related terms ==== conforma === Further reading === “conform”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026