Definizione monolingua

conform

to conform (third-person singular simple present conforms, present participle conforming, simple past and past participle conformed)

1. (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.
   • 1822, Sir Walter Scott, Peveril of the Peak, ch. 1:

     [H]e had a dispensation for conforming in outward observances to the Protestant faith.

   • 1839, Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle, ch. 4:

     [B]y conforming to the dress and habits of the Gauchos, he has obtained an unbounded popularity in the country.

2. (intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.
   • 1919, Hildegard G. Frey, The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit, ch. 11:

     In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest.

   • 2006 22 Dec., ""Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award ,"" New York Times (retrieved 7 June 2011):

     A judge in a Texas widow’s lawsuit over the Merck drug Vioxx reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million on Thursday so that it conformed to state law.

3. (transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.
   • circa 1710, Jonathan Swift, ""Vanbrughs House"" in The Poems of Jonathan Swift (1910 edition):

     There is a worm by Phoebus bred,

     By leaves of mulberry is fed,

     Which unprovided where to dwell,

     Conforms itself to weave a cell.

   • 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, ch. 6:

     The sensual man conforms thoughts to things; the poet conforms things to his thoughts.

conform

1. according to

Definizione dizionario conform

	adattare
	Modificare per raggiungere un determinato scopo.
	Change to reach a certain scope.

	aderente
	Corrispondete a qualcos'altro.
	Corresponding to something else.

	conforme
	Corrispondete a qualcos'altro.
	Corresponding to something else.

	essere conforme a
	To be in accordance with requirements, specifications, or explicit expectations.

accordarsi

adeguare

adeguarsi

concordare

conformare

conformarsi

corrispondere

uniformare

Altri significati:

To be in accordance with a set of specifications

(intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.

(intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.

(transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.

Act in accordance with expectations; behave in the manner of others