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Meanings of comply in English

Spanish
cumplir

To act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.

cumplir
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Examples for "follow"
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A possible debt capital market transaction may follow, subject to market conditions.
Reuters
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Weekly government statistics from the Energy Information Administration will follow later today.
The Irish Times
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The new measures follow a sharp increase in cases in recent days.
Radio NZ
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Not this yes yes I must and order order order follow done.
A monster's notes
5
It says Europe needs to follow the US lead in promoting growth.
The Irish Times
1
NRA survey shows more car drivers obey new limits on major routes.
The Irish Times
2
You still won't find the word 'obey' in them, Phoebe said crisply.
The Book of Life
3
Otherwise you can't expect the people to obey laws, Mr Schroder said.
The Irish Times
4
Following the rules Please obey the rules and stay home during lockdown.
The South African
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It's the new rule... but we will not obey it, he said.
Reuters
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Chavez has also called on state media to abide by electoral rules.
Reuters
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But she said Leno would abide by whatever current union rules dictate.
Reuters
3
He pledged to abide by the result and drop all legal actions.
The Irish Times
4
Saudi Arabia has not said whether it will abide by the decision.
Reuters
5
But calling on South Africans to abide by the principle isn't enough.
The South African
Usage of comply in English
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One question is whether it would comply with EU state aid rules.
The Irish Times
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The court said the government must comply with the order within 48-hours.
The Irish Times
3
All the companies have previously said they comply with EU tax rules.
Reuters
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Would also give energy companies more time to comply with government regulations.
Reuters
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Louisiana: Refused to comply, but has limited public information available for purchase.
Reuters
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It's not good enough that we comply with UK and EU rules.
The Guardian
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The United Kingdom should continue to comply with the Union trade policy.
Reuters
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However he refused to say whether Raju would comply with the request.
Reuters
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The Home Office said the application did not comply with immigration rules.
Radio NZ
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China and India have already told their national airlines not to comply.
Reuters
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Naturally we shall comply and submit these machines for the necessary adjustments.
Android Karenina
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Mr Mehta said Mazars has seven days to comply with the subpoena.
Radio NZ
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Four people did not comply and were asked to leave, Foster said.
Reuters
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The court warned Catalan leaders they needed to comply with the order.
Radio NZ
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The Western leaders demanded Tehran comply with international rules on nuclear non-proliferation.
Reuters
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Many residents of hotspot regions are likely to comply with new requests.
Reuters
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Spanish
cumplir
Comply through the time
Comply across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
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