Conform
verb
To behave according to socially accepted standards or rules.
She felt the need to conform in order to be accepted by her classmates.
Often appears as...
- conform to rules
- conform to expectations
verb
To match or be similar in form or nature.
Your work should conform to the guidelines set by your boss.
Often appears as...
- conform to guidelines
- conform to a model
verb
To agree or obey a law or regulation.
We must conform to GDPR when handling user data.
Often appears as...
- conform to regulations
- conform to law
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To make similar in form or character.
They tried to conform the new students to the school's traditional values.
Often appears as...
- conform oneself
- conform something to something
verb
To behave according to socially accepted standards or rules.
She felt the need to conform in order to be accepted by her classmates.
Often appears as...
- conform to rules
- conform to expectations
verb
To match or be similar in form or nature.
Your work should conform to the guidelines set by your boss.
Often appears as...
- conform to guidelines
- conform to a model
verb
To agree or obey a law or regulation.
We must conform to GDPR when handling user data.
Often appears as...
- conform to regulations
- conform to law
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To make similar in form or character.
They tried to conform the new students to the school's traditional values.
Often appears as...
- conform oneself
- conform something to something
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Social Pressure
Conform can imply changing behavior to fit in with a group.
Teenagers often feel pressured to conform to their friends' styles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Sometimes, 'conform' suggests a lack of individuality or submission.
Artists are known for refusing to conform to mainstream tastes.
Pro Tip 3/3Peer Influence
Conformity is often driven by the influence of peers and social circles.
At the new school, she conformed quickly to make new friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Pressure
Conform can imply changing behavior to fit in with a group.
Teenagers often feel pressured to conform to their friends' styles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Sometimes, 'conform' suggests a lack of individuality or submission.
Artists are known for refusing to conform to mainstream tastes.
Pro Tip 3/3Peer Influence
Conformity is often driven by the influence of peers and social circles.
At the new school, she conformed quickly to make new friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Pressure
Conform can imply changing behavior to fit in with a group.
Teenagers often feel pressured to conform to their friends' styles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Sometimes, 'conform' suggests a lack of individuality or submission.
Artists are known for refusing to conform to mainstream tastes.
Pro Tip 3/3Peer Influence
Conformity is often driven by the influence of peers and social circles.
At the new school, she conformed quickly to make new friends.
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How a long-forgotten...
every day, everywhere around us, and yet, in most parts of the world, we do not have a single drug on the market that uses this principle to combat bacterial infections? The simple answer no one has developed this kind of a drug yet, at least not one that conforms to the Western regulatory standards that set the norm for so much of the world.
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An anti-hero of one's...
The anti-hero struggles to conform, all the while starting to object, perhaps finding other outsiders with whom to voice his questions, and naïvely, unwisely, sharing those questions with an authority figure. The anti-hero openly challenges society, and tries to fight against the lies and tactics used to oppress the populace.
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and steer them through the water large oily
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Unveiling the genius of...
And I can bring that around, put that up there. Obviously, this is a standard keyboard, but of course I can rescale it to make it work well for my hands. That's really important, because there's no reason in this day and age that we should be conforming to a physical device.
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Jason Silva on Peer...
conformities a fascinating topic for a variety of reasons for one we live in a society that encourages individualistic thinking it encourages us to find our own voice and to follow our passion yet there's pervasive pressures all around us encouraging us to conform to follow
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6 ways mushrooms can...
are trying to allocate resources in order to protect the biosphere. Going way out, dark matter conforms to the same mycelial archetype. I believe matter begets life; life becomes single cells; single cells become strings;
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Ice Breakers - Ep. 1 PIPE...
"I want them to feel like they don't have to conceal what they love or who they are to conform". This is Kameryn's wish for the girls she coaches as a figure skater and life role model,
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Colin Grant: The son of...
you conform to the host nation's stereotype of you, of being feckless, work-shy, destined for a life of crime. You are being watched, so confound their expectations of you.
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Why I'm done trying to...
and they said they wanted to honor me as one of their game-changers. Was that really game-changing? Or is it just conforming? And see, that's the problem.
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When is elsewhen? PIPE E...
this idea of not conforming to the standardized time could feel a little far-fetched but it's a step towards recognizing and respecting the vastly
Video examples
How a long-forgotten...
every day, everywhere around us, and yet, in most parts of the world, we do not have a single drug on the market that uses this principle to combat bacterial infections? The simple answer no one has developed this kind of a drug yet, at least not one that conforms to the Western regulatory standards that set the norm for so much of the world.
Video examples
An anti-hero of one's...
The anti-hero struggles to conform, all the while starting to object, perhaps finding other outsiders with whom to voice his questions, and naïvely, unwisely, sharing those questions with an authority figure. The anti-hero openly challenges society, and tries to fight against the lies and tactics used to oppress the populace.
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and steer them through the water large oily
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Unveiling the genius of...
And I can bring that around, put that up there. Obviously, this is a standard keyboard, but of course I can rescale it to make it work well for my hands. That's really important, because there's no reason in this day and age that we should be conforming to a physical device.
Video examples
Jason Silva on Peer...
conformities a fascinating topic for a variety of reasons for one we live in a society that encourages individualistic thinking it encourages us to find our own voice and to follow our passion yet there's pervasive pressures all around us encouraging us to conform to follow
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
are trying to allocate resources in order to protect the biosphere. Going way out, dark matter conforms to the same mycelial archetype. I believe matter begets life; life becomes single cells; single cells become strings;
Video examples
Ice Breakers - Ep. 1 PIPE...
"I want them to feel like they don't have to conceal what they love or who they are to conform". This is Kameryn's wish for the girls she coaches as a figure skater and life role model,
Video examples
Colin Grant: The son of...
you conform to the host nation's stereotype of you, of being feckless, work-shy, destined for a life of crime. You are being watched, so confound their expectations of you.
Video examples
Why I'm done trying to...
and they said they wanted to honor me as one of their game-changers. Was that really game-changing? Or is it just conforming? And see, that's the problem.
Video examples
When is elsewhen? PIPE E...
this idea of not conforming to the standardized time could feel a little far-fetched but it's a step towards recognizing and respecting the vastly
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Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
The government is supposed to conform to our will. By taking the most important thing you have, your health and your health care, and turning that over to the government, you fundamentally shift the power, a huge chunk of it, from the people to the government. This is not the direction that we want the government to go in this nation.
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John Lennon
English Musician
I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.
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Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
There have been moments in my life when I've become numb to certain aspects of myself that I found frightening. Or I've conformed to certain morals of society and then maybe rebelled or found a way out.
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Lachlan Watson
American Actor
If you're building a fantasy world that exists outside of the rules of our real world, why would you write it to conform to the rules and binaries that we have today? Why still limit yourself?
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Thomas Merton
American Author
I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.
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Erykah Badu
American Musician
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.
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Edwin Louis Cole
American Author
Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The respected intellectuals are those who conform and serve power interests.
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Sean Durkin
American Director
When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
My life conforms to music, not the other way around.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
The government is supposed to conform to our will. By taking the most important thing you have, your health and your health care, and turning that over to the government, you fundamentally shift the power, a huge chunk of it, from the people to the government. This is not the direction that we want the government to go in this nation.
Quote examples
John Lennon
English Musician
I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.
Quote examples
Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
There have been moments in my life when I've become numb to certain aspects of myself that I found frightening. Or I've conformed to certain morals of society and then maybe rebelled or found a way out.
Quote examples
Lachlan Watson
American Actor
If you're building a fantasy world that exists outside of the rules of our real world, why would you write it to conform to the rules and binaries that we have today? Why still limit yourself?
Quote examples
Thomas Merton
American Author
I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.
Quote examples
Erykah Badu
American Musician
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.
Quote examples
Edwin Louis Cole
American Author
Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The respected intellectuals are those who conform and serve power interests.
Quote examples
Sean Durkin
American Director
When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
My life conforms to music, not the other way around.
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