| along | | |
| adv. | 1. along, on | with a forward motion.; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" |
| adv. | 2. along | in accompaniment or as a companion.; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father" |
| adv. | 3. along | to a more advanced state.; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years" |
| adv. | 4. along | in addition (usually followed by `with').; "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages" |
| adv. | 5. along | in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside').; "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river" |
| 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" |
| conform | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. conform | be similar, be in line with. |
| ~ scan | conform to a metrical pattern. |
| v. (change) | 2. adapt, adjust, conform | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ readjust, readapt | adjust anew.; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" |
| ~ readapt | adapt anew.; "He readapted himself" |
| ~ assimilate | become similar to one's environment.; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, focus | become focussed or come into focus.; "The light focused" |
| ~ acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize | get used to a certain climate.; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" |
| ~ match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| ~ square | cause to match, as of ideas or acts. |
| trace | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. hint, suggestion, trace | a just detectable amount.; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ spark | a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" |
| n. (communication) | 2. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige | an indication that something has been present.; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" |
| ~ footprint | a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important.; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| n. (communication) | 3. ghost, touch, trace | a suggestion of some quality.; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. trace, tracing | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image. |
| ~ drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines.; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. trace | either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree. |
| ~ harness | stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart. |
| ~ line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line" |
| n. (communication) | 6. trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle. |
| ~ print, mark | a visible indication made on a surface.; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. 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. (contact) | 8. delineate, describe, draw, line, trace | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ construct | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions.; "construct an equilateral triangle" |
| ~ inscribe | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible. |
| ~ circumscribe | draw a line around.; "He drew a circle around the points" |
| ~ circumscribe | to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. |
| ~ draw | engage in drawing.; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| v. (motion) | 9. retrace, trace | to go back over again.; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" |
| ~ return | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
| v. (motion) | 10. hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ ferret | hound or harry relentlessly. |
| v. (perception) | 11. trace | discover traces of.; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" |
| ~ detect, discover, notice, observe, find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
| v. (motion) | 12. trace | make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along.; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, continue | move ahead; travel onward in time or space.; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| v. (creation) | 13. trace | copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of.; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| v. (cognition) | 14. decipher, trace | read with difficulty.; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" |
| ~ read | interpret something that is written or printed.; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
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