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Definitions of comply:

part of speech: past tense, past participle

Complied.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To yield assent; agree; consent.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To yield to the wishes of another: to agree:- pr. p. complying; pa. t. and pa. p. complied.

part of speech: verb

To yield to; to fulfil or complete; to accord with; to be obsequious to.

part of speech: present participle

Complying.

Usage examples for comply:

• His creditors had recently stopped supplies and made demands with which he was unable to comply and since they were obviously consulting each other, it looked as if he would be sold up and forced to leave the neighborhood. "The Girl From Keller's Sadie's Conquest", Harold Bindloss

• I desire to have your youngest daughter, and if you won't comply with my wish, I can only say it will be the worse for you. "The Grey Fairy Book", Andrew Lang

• A card in reply from the general states that it is impossible to comply with his request until Mr. Fell's friends give him sufficient security that he will not attempt to escape. "American Prisoners of the Revolution", Danske Dandridge

• And Napoleon is determined to comply with their wishes. "Andreas Hofer", Lousia Muhlbach