conforme

See also: conformé and confórme

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfōrmis.

Adjective

conforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural conformes)

1. in accordance
2. in agreement

Derived terms

• conformisme
• conformista
• disconforme

Related terms

• conformar
• conformitat

Further reading

• “conforme”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “conforme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “conforme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “conforme”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

From Latin cōnfōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁm/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁm
• Homophone: conformes

Adjective

conforme (plural conformes)

1. consistent with, in keeping with (construed with à)

Derived terms

• copie conforme

Verb

conforme

1. inflection of conformer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Related terms

• conformer
• conformément
• conformité

Further reading

• “conforme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Verb

conforme

1. inflection of conformar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cōnfōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈfor.me/
• Rhymes: -orme
• Hyphenation: con‧fór‧me

Adjective

conforme m or f by sense (plural conformi)

1. consistent, in keeping with, conformable

   Synonyms: corrispondente, in accordo, in linea

2. similar, like, analogous

   Synonym: simile

3. (mathematics, cartography) conformal

Adverb

conforme

1. in conformity, in accordance, accordingly

   Synonyms: conformemente, in conformità

Related terms

• conformare
• conformemente
• conformismo
• conformità

Anagrams

• confermo, confermò

Latin

Adjective

cōnfōrme

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of cōnfōrmis

Middle English

Verb

conforme

1. alternative form of conformen

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.?

Proto-Italic *-is

Latin -is

Latin -fōrmis

Latin cōnfōrmislbor.

Portuguese conforme

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfōrmis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔʁ.mi/ [kõˈfɔɦ.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔʁ.mi/ [kõˈfɔɦ.mi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔɾ.mi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔʁ.mi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔɻ.mi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈfɔɾ.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: con‧for‧me

Conjunction

conforme

1. as (varying through time to the same proportion that)

   Synonym: à medida que

   A enchente baixava conforme as chuvas paravam.

   The flood receded as the rains stopped.

Adjective

conforme m or f (plural conformes)

1. conformable (having the same shape)

Verb

conforme

1. inflection of conformar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “conforme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “conforme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈfoɾme/ [kõɱˈfoɾ.me]
• Rhymes: -oɾme
• Syllabification: con‧for‧me

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.?

Proto-Italic *-is

Latin -is

Latin -fōrmis

Latin cōnfōrmisder.

Spanish conforme

Derived from Latin cōnfōrmis.

Adjective

conforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural conformes)

1. in agreement
2. similar
   • 1604, Mateo Alemán, Atalaya de la vida humana:

     Porque, aunque diferentes en el nombre, son de una identidad, conformes en el hecho, supuesto que no hay mentira sin engaño ni engaño sin mentira.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. in accordance, deserved
4. content, satisfied

Derived terms

• conforme a
• conforme a derecho
• conformemente
• según y conforme

Related terms

• conformar
• conformista

Conjunction

conforme

1. as, while (varying through time to the same proportion that)
   • 2020 April 8, “China intenta sin éxito cerrar los mercados de animales vivos”, in La Vanguardia‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 November 2025:

     Sin embargo, conforme crece la economía, también lo hace el apetito de los consumidores por los animales salvajes, […]

     However, as the economy grows, so does consumer appetite for wild animals, […]

Noun

conforme m (plural conformes)

1. agreement

   Synonyms: acuerdo, avenencia

Interjection

conforme

1. roger that

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conforme

1. inflection of conformar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “conforme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026