comport
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·port /kəmˈpɔːt $ -ˈpɔːrt/ verb 1 comport yourself formalBEHAVE to behave in a particular way 表现，行动，行为，举止 He comported himself in a way that won him respect. 他的行为为自己赢得了尊重。2.comport with something phrasal verb formal to follow or be in agreement with an idea, belief, or rule 与…一致，与…相符 —comportment noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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comport• A paradigm tells us what things are like, how the world is, and how we should comport ourselves in it.• This is not to say that our soldiers, sailors and airmen have not comported themselves bravely when asked to do so.• Many animals show inherited differences in how they comport themselves.• An interpretation of scripture is presupposed in which all verses must comport with one another.Origin comport (1300-1400) Old French comporter “to carry, lead”, from Latin comportare “to bring together”, from com- ( → COM-) + portare “to carry”com·port verbChineseSyllable
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comport
com‧port /kəmˈpɔːt $ -ˈpɔːrt/
verb formal
He comported himself in a way that won him respect.
—comportment noun [uncountable]
comport with something phrasal verb formal
to follow or be in agreement with an idea, belief, or rule
com‧port /kəmˈpɔːt $ -ˈpɔːrt/
verb formal Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: comporter __to carry, lead__, from Latin comportare __to bring together__, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + portare __to carry__
comport yourself to behave in a particular way:Language: Old French
Origin: comporter __to carry, lead__, from Latin comportare __to bring together__, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + portare __to carry__
—comportment noun [uncountable]
comport with something phrasal verb formal
to follow or be in agreement with an idea, belief, or rule