CONFORM


Meaning of CONFORM in English

con ‧ form AC /kənˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ conformity , ↑ conformist ; verb : ↑ conform ; adjective : ↑ conformist ]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: conformer , from Latin , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + formare 'to form' ]

1 . to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave ⇨ conformist :

the pressure on schoolchildren to conform

conform to/with

people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour

2 . to obey a law, rule etc

conform to/with

Students can be expelled for refusing to conform to school rules.

All new buildings must conform with the regional development plan.

products which conform to international safety standards

3 . conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc to be similar to what people expect or think is usual:

Joseph does not conform to the stereotype of a policeman.

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THESAURUS

▪ behave to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc:

His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school.

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I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably.

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Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.

▪ act to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people:

Tina’s been acting very strangely lately.

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What makes grown people act like that?

▪ treat to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way:

She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage.

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I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.

▪ conform to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave:

Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform.

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Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.

▪ conduct yourself formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave:

Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives.

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By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.