| compliance | | |
| n. (act) | 1. abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity | acting according to certain accepted standards.; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" |
| ~ cooperation | joint operation or action.; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" |
| ~ formality | compliance with formal rules.; "courtroom formality" |
| ~ line | acting in conformity.; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" |
| ~ honoring, observance | conformity with law or custom or practice etc.. |
| ~ keeping | conformity or harmony.; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. complaisance, compliance, compliancy, deference, obligingness | a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. |
| ~ agreeability, agreeableness | a temperamental disposition to be agreeable. |
| n. (act) | 3. compliance, submission | the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ obedience, obeisance | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person. |
| ~ prostration | abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body. |
| deference | | |
| n. (act) | 1. deference, respect | a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" |
| ~ civility, politeness | the act of showing regard for others. |
| ~ homage, court | respectful deference.; "pay court to the emperor" |
| ~ last respects | the act of expressing respect for someone who has died.; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" |
| ~ props | proper respect.; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. deference, respect, respectfulness | courteous regard for people's feelings.; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| observance | | |
| n. (act) | 1. observance, observation, watching | the act of observing; taking a patient look. |
| ~ looking, looking at, look | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" |
| ~ monitoring | the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it).; "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times" |
| ~ sighting | the act of observing.; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported" |
| ~ stargazing | observation of the stars. |
| n. (event) | 2. ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function | a vaguely specified social event.; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
| ~ circumstance | formal ceremony about important occasions.; "pomp and circumstance" |
| ~ funeral | a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" |
| ~ hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed. |
| ~ pageantry, pageant | a rich and spectacular ceremony. |
| ~ dedication | a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose. |
| ~ opening | a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise. |
| ~ commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization | a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something. |
| ~ military ceremony | a formal ceremony performed by military personnel. |
| ~ induction, initiation, installation | a formal entry into an organization or position or office.; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" |
| ~ exercise | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches.; "academic exercises" |
| ~ fire walking | the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers. |
| ~ formalities, formality | a requirement of etiquette or custom.; "a mere formality" |
| ~ maundy | a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money. |
| ~ potlatch | a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment). |
| n. (cognition) | 3. notice, observance, observation | the act of noticing or paying attention.; "he escaped the notice of the police" |
| ~ attending, attention | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. |
| ~ mind | attention.; "don't pay him any mind" |
| ~ remark | explicit notice.; "it passed without remark" |
| n. (act) | 4. honoring, observance | conformity with law or custom or practice etc.. |
| ~ abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation | acting according to certain accepted standards.; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" |
| ~ punctilio | strict observance of formalities. |
| abide | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ visit | stay with as a guest.; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" |
| ~ outstay, overstay | stay too long.; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" |
| ~ stay on, remain, stay, continue | continue in a place, position, or situation.; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| subsequent | | |
| adj. | 1. subsequent | following in time or order.; "subsequent developments" |
| ~ accompanying, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, resultant, attendant, sequent, incidental | following or accompanying as a consequence.; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" |
| ~ later, posterior, ulterior | coming at a subsequent time or stage.; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" |
| ~ succeeding | coming after or following. |
| comply | | |
| v. (social) | 1. abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ oblige, accommodate | provide a service or favor for someone.; "We had to oblige him" |
| ~ adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ toe the line | do what is expected. |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ conform to | observe.; "conform to the rules" |
| follow | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. follow | to travel behind, go after, come after.; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. |
| ~ tailgate | follow at a dangerously close distance.; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle" |
| ~ shadow | follow, usually without the person's knowledge.; "The police are shadowing her" |
| ~ carry | pursue a line of scent or be a bearer.; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" |
| v. (stative) | 2. follow, postdate | be later in time.; "Tuesday always follows Monday" |
| ~ come after, follow | come after in time, as a result.; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" |
| v. (stative) | 3. fall out, follow | come as a logical consequence; follow logically.; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" |
| ~ ensue, result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.; "result in tragedy" |
| v. (motion) | 4. follow, travel along | travel along a certain course.; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ heel | follow at the heels of a person. |
| ~ ascend | go along towards (a river's) source.; "The boat ascended the Delaware" |
| v. (stative) | 5. come after, follow | come after in time, as a result.; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" |
| ~ ensue, result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.; "result in tragedy" |
| ~ postdate, follow | be later in time.; "Tuesday always follows Monday" |
| ~ follow | be next.; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" |
| v. (change) | 6. conform to, follow | behave in accordance or in agreement with.; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" |
| ~ go by | be or act in accordance with.; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| v. (stative) | 7. follow | be next.; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ come after, follow | come after in time, as a result.; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" |
| v. (possession) | 8. adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ adhere, stick | be a devoted follower or supporter.; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" |
| v. (stative) | 9. follow | to bring something about at a later time than.; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period" |
| ~ follow | be next.; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" |
| v. (creation) | 10. follow, take after | imitate in behavior; take as a model.; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. follow, trace | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| ~ keep abreast, keep up, follow | keep informed.; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow | follow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" |
| v. (social) | 12. follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over | follow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ trace, follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| ~ keep tabs on | keep a record on or watch attentively.; "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents" |
| ~ guard | to keep watch over.; "there would be men guarding the horses" |
| ~ invigilate, proctor | watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating). |
| v. (social) | 13. come after, follow, succeed | be the successor (of).; "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
| ~ accede, enter | take on duties or office.; "accede to the throne" |
| ~ supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace | take the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
| v. (creation) | 14. accompany, follow, play along | perform an accompaniment to.; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| v. (change) | 15. follow, keep abreast, keep up | keep informed.; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" |
| ~ trace, follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| v. (stative) | 16. come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| ~ come | exist or occur in a certain point in a series.; "Next came the student from France" |
| v. (social) | 17. follow | accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of.; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (social) | 18. follow | adhere to or practice.; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" |
| ~ practice, use, apply | avail oneself to.; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" |
| v. (social) | 19. be, follow | work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" |
| ~ vet | work as a veterinarian.; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years" |
| ~ cox | act as the coxswain, in a boat race. |
| v. (perception) | 20. follow, surveil, survey | keep under surveillance.; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| v. (motion) | 21. follow, pursue | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ stalk | go through (an area) in search of prey.; "stalk the woods for deer" |
| ~ chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ haunt, stalk | follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" |
| ~ surveil, survey, follow | keep under surveillance.; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" |
| v. (cognition) | 22. follow | grasp the meaning.; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| v. (change) | 23. follow, stick to, stick with | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| go after | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ tree | chase an animal up a tree.; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ run down | pursue until captured.; "They ran down the fugitive" |
| v. (contact) | 2. go after, pursue, quest after, quest for | go in search of or hunt for.; "pursue a hobby" |
| ~ look for, search, seek | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" |
| obey | | |
| v. (social) | 1. obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ adapt, conform, adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ abide by, comply, follow | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| ~ take orders | receive and be expected to follow directions or commands.; "I don't take orders from you!" |
| ~ heed, listen, mind | pay close attention to; give heed to.; "Heed the advice of the old men" |
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