comply

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈplaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈplaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm plī′)

Inflections of 'comply' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
complies
v 3rd person singular
complying
v pres p
complied
v past
complied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
comply⇒ vi (meet requirements)cumplir⇒ vi
 If you refuse to comply, you run the risk of incurring a penalty.
 Si te niegas a cumplir, corres el riesgo de que te multen.
comply vi (do as told)obedecer⇒ vtr
 After hours of questioning by the police, the suspect complied.
 Después de horas de interrogación, el sospechoso obedeció a la policía.
comply with [sth] vi + prep (go along with, obey)obedecer⇒ vtr
  acatar⇒ vtr
  cumplir⇒ vtr
 Lawyers have to strictly comply with the rules of professional conduct.
 Los abogados deben obedecer estrictamente las reglas de conducta profesional.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
comply with [sb]'s orders v expr (obey [sb]) (derecho)acatar las órdenes de loc verb
  seguir las órdenes de loc verb
 The journalist failed to comply with the judge's orders to reveal his sources.
fail to comply with [sth] v expr (not obey [sth])desobedecer⇒ vtr
 If you fail to comply with local building codes, you could be fined.
 Si desobedeces el código edilicio local pueden multarte.
  incumplir⇒ vtr
 Si incumples el código edilicio local pueden multarte.
  infringir⇒ vtr
 Si infringes el código edilicio local pueden multarte.
  desacatar⇒ vtr
  no acatar adv + vtr
 Si desacatas el código edilicio local pueden multarte.
failure to comply n (charge of not obeying a rule)incumplimiento nm
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'comply' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
complaisance - conform - conformable - fall in line - fulfill the terms of - go against - go along - obey - obey the rules - observe - refuse
Spanish:
acatar - dar cumplimiento a - obedecer - remitir

Collocations: comply with the [rules, demands, law], comply fully, fail to comply (fully), more...

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