All 5 Uses
conform
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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- Only I warn you, that when I reside in a country, I conform to all its code, and I have no wish to put myself within the compass of the French laws for your sake.†
Chpt 43-44conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
- What has happened is quite natural, and in conformity with the law of reprisals.'†
Chpt 43-44 *conformity = compliance, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal
- "Really, all you have related to me is exceedingly interesting," said Monte Cristo, observing the young man with a gloomy satisfaction; "and you have done well to conform in everything to the wishes of my friend Sinbad; for your father is indeed here, and is seeking you."†
Chpt 55-56conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
- And has he conformed to all that the letter specified?†
Chpt 55-56conformed = complied, fit in, or was similar to what is normal
- "Until that time," continued the young girl in a calm and self-possessed tone of voice, "we will conform to circumstances, and be guided by the wishes of our friends, so long as those wishes do not tend finally to separate us; in a word, and I repeat it, because it expresses all I wish to convey,—we will wait."†
Chpt 79-80conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
Definitions:
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(conform) to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although the forms conform and conformity (referring to complying with established customs or doctrines) are more often used, conformist is more likely to appear on standardized tests.