complies
Saykuhm-PLYZ/kəmˈplaɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of comply.
The factory complies with every environmental regulation in the state.
Each applicant complies with the deadline or forfeits the position.
Note
The final y follows a consonant, so it turns to ie before the ending, as in applies and relies. In current English the form almost always means conforming, and it takes with: she complies with the order. Older texts can surprise a reader, though. There it may mean fulfills a promise, pays one's compliments, or even embraces someone.
complies is a form of comply
comply, verb: To yield assent to a request, rule, or demand; to agree, consent, or adapt oneself so as to conform. Full entry
- Spelling
- comply → complies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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