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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
comply
com·ply [comply complies complied complying] BrE [kəmˈplaɪ] NAmE [kəmˈplaɪ] verb (com·plies, com·ply·ing, com·plied, com·plied)intransitive ~ (with sth) to obey a rule, an order, etc •They refused to comply with the UN resolution. see also ↑compliance Verb forms: Word Origin: late 16th cent.: from Italian complire, Catalan complir, Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere ‘fill up, fulfil’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’. The original sense was ‘fulfil, accomplish’, later ‘fulfil the requirements of courtesy’, hence ‘to be agreeable, to oblige ’ or ‘ obey’. Compare with ↑compliment. Example Bank: •When requested to leave, they refused to comply. •What sanctions can they take against us if we fail to comply?
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