com·port /kəmˈport, ˈpɔrt/
(vt.)舉動,表現(vi.)相稱,適合
Com·port v. i. [imp. & p. p. Comported; p. pr. & vb. n. Comporting.]
1. To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with an injury. [Obs.]
2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by with.
How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness. --Beau. & Fl.
How their behavior herein comported with the institution. --Locke.
Com·port v. t.
1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.]
The malcontented sort
That never can the present state comport. --Daniel.
2. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself. --Burke.
Com·port n. Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.]
I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. --Dryden.
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comport
v 1: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
[syn: behave] [ant: misbehave]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, conduct, carry]