The convicted drug dealer was willing to comply with the authorities to have his death sentence reduced to a life sentence.
Source: tatoeba (1934)
Comply
//kəmˈplaɪ//
Synonyms for "comply" (145 found)
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go bygrin and bear ithailharken toharmonizehearken toheedhold byhold within totokeepkeep faith withknock underknuckle downknuckle underlisten tolive up tolive withlive with itmake conform
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make goodmarkmeetmindmoldmouldmouldermouldynodnod assentnot resistobeyobey the rulesobserveput up withreceivereconcilerectifyregardrelentresignrespectrub off cornerssatisfysettleshapestay in linestraightensubmitsubscribe tosuccumbsuitsurrenderswallowswallow itswallow the pilltaketake ittake kindly totake orderstallytally withtoe the linetoe the markvote forwelcomeyesyieldyield assent
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49 translations across 18 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yerinə yetirmək verb (to accomplish, fulfil)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изпълнявам verb (to accomplish, fulfil)
- придържам се към verb (to be ceremoniously courteous)
- спазвам verb (to be ceremoniously courteous)
- съгласявам се verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 遵守 verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Dutch
1 entries- voldoen verb (to accomplish, fulfil)
Finnish
4 entries- mukautua verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- myöntyä verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- suostua verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- taipua verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
French
3 entries- acquiescer verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- respecter verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- se conformer verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
German
2 entries- einwilligen verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- sich fügen verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Hebrew
1 entries- נענה verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Ido
1 entries- konformigar su verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Italian
4 entries- adattarsi verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- attuare verb (to accomplish, fulfil)
- concordare verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- conformarsi verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Japanese
3 entries- 守る verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- 従う verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- 応じる verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Māori
1 entries- ū verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Portuguese
4 entries- abraçar verb (to enfold; to embrace)
- aquiescer (a) verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- assentir (a) verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- concordar verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Romanian
1 entries- se supune verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Russian
2 entries- подчиня́ться verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- соглаша́ться verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gèill verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Spanish
4 entries- acatar verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- acceder a verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- atenerse verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- conformar verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Turkish
2 entries- riayet etmek verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
- uymak verb (to yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
We shall be pleased to comply with your request.
Source: tatoeba (54295)
I cannot comply with your request.
Source: tatoeba (252879)
I cannot comply with his request.
Source: tatoeba (260773)
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