TO OBEY = to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do
• “I find myself unable to continue helping a project that won’t obey its own community rules” [Jonathan Riddell]
• A database state that obeys the constraints defined in the integrity constraint IC set, is called a valid state
TO CONFORM TO / WITH [intransitive] [= to obey]
2 to obey a law, rule etc
• Phone is brand new, never used. Will have to open to insert the battery before shipping to conform with postage rules
• Software developers write HTML document that conforms to HTML specification by W3C.
TO ENFORCE /ɪnˈfɔːs/ [transitive] to make people obey a rule or law
• Governments make laws and the police enforce them.
• Digital Rights Management (DRM) is technology that enables online video and audio services to enforce that the content they provide is used in accordance with their requirements.
• XML document type definitions (DTD) can enforce basic structural rules on XML documents, XML schemas can enforce much more specific rules about the contents of elements and attributes than DTDs can.
TO COME INTO FORCE / BRING SOMETHING INTO FORCE = if a new law, rule, change etc comes or is brought into force, it starts to exist.
• Packs of 10 cigarettes will no longer be available for sale as part of EU rules that come into force from today.
TO VIOLATE /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ [transitive] = to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc [= to break a law]
• WordPress’ code is open source, but it is published under the GNU Public License (GPL). Wix’s mobile app reused WordPress’ text editor but the Wix application is closed and proprietary. That violates both the spirit and the letter of the GNU Public License, which requires anything built with GPL-licensed code to be distributed with the same GPL license.
• SQL statements can violate an integrity constraint when they try to insert or update tuples.
TO INFRINGE /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ = [transitive] to do something that is against a law or someone’s legal rights [= to violate, to breach]
• I have received a threatening letter from the attorney of Mozilla Foundation saying that using the 'Mozilla' word inside the name of my software infringes their trademark rights.
TO RESPECT /rɪˈspɛkt/ (formal) = to not break a rule or law [= to obey]
• To respect this invariant, arrays length property have two special behaviours when setting elements and setting length property.
TO COMPLY WITH [intransitive] (formal) = to do what you have to do or are asked to do [= to obey]
• Please review our new EU user consent policy and ensure that you comply with this policy as soon as possible, and not later than 30th September 2015.
TO ADHERE TO [intransitive] (formal) = to conform to or follow rules exactly
• This article on xyz adheres to the naming conventions set forth at Wikipedia.
• A Maven POM in a project adheres to Maven’s assumed conventions.
• If an XML document adheres to a number of rules it is said well-formed.
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to struggle vs to strain vs to strive
TO STRUGGLE = [intransitive] to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult [= to strive]
• Excellent Work! You rocked this test and it was a breeze for you, most people struggled but not you.
• If you’re here to help others, be patient and welcoming. Offer support if you see someone struggling or otherwise in need of help. [Code of Conduct - Stack Overflow]
struggle to do something
• I'm really struggling to get out of bed
• Russia’s Navy is more rust than ready: Moscow struggles to keep its fleet afloat
struggle with
• Two people who I love very much are struggling with weight loss.
• Low blood levels of Omega-3 could explain why some children struggle with reading.
• Scope is one of the foundational aspects of the JavaScript language, and probably the one I’ve struggled with the most when building complex programs.
TO STRAIN (transitive and intransitive) = to try very hard to do something using all your strength or ability.
• Poor posture during the day may be related to musculoskeletal injury. To combat this, make sure your computer screen is positioned in a way that you're not straining or hunching to see it.
strain (something) to do something
• I was straining to lift my arm with biceps
• I was straining to induce a bowel movement, when I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the middle of my chest.
TO STRIVE STROVE STRIVEN (formal) = to make a great effort to achieve something
• This web site strives to evolve with technology and respond to reader preferences for news delivery.
• We strive to offer users a great experience and make Firefox available across many platforms, devices and operating systems [Vice President of Product, Firefox at Mozilla]
TO ENDEAVOUR [intransitive] (formal) /ɛnˈdɛv ər/ = to try very hard
endeavour to do something
• We always endeavor to please our customers.
• Despite the fact that HTML5 is not yet completed, you can safely take advantage of the new features of the language as long as you endeavour to ensure that users with older browsers will be able to view your pages.
• Excellent Work! You rocked this test and it was a breeze for you, most people struggled but not you.
• If you’re here to help others, be patient and welcoming. Offer support if you see someone struggling or otherwise in need of help. [Code of Conduct - Stack Overflow]
struggle to do something
• I'm really struggling to get out of bed
• Russia’s Navy is more rust than ready: Moscow struggles to keep its fleet afloat
struggle with
• Two people who I love very much are struggling with weight loss.
• Low blood levels of Omega-3 could explain why some children struggle with reading.
• Scope is one of the foundational aspects of the JavaScript language, and probably the one I’ve struggled with the most when building complex programs.
TO STRAIN (transitive and intransitive) = to try very hard to do something using all your strength or ability.
• Poor posture during the day may be related to musculoskeletal injury. To combat this, make sure your computer screen is positioned in a way that you're not straining or hunching to see it.
strain (something) to do something
• I was straining to lift my arm with biceps
• I was straining to induce a bowel movement, when I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the middle of my chest.
TO STRIVE STROVE STRIVEN (formal) = to make a great effort to achieve something
• This web site strives to evolve with technology and respond to reader preferences for news delivery.
• We strive to offer users a great experience and make Firefox available across many platforms, devices and operating systems [Vice President of Product, Firefox at Mozilla]
TO ENDEAVOUR [intransitive] (formal) /ɛnˈdɛv ər/ = to try very hard
endeavour to do something
• We always endeavor to please our customers.
• Despite the fact that HTML5 is not yet completed, you can safely take advantage of the new features of the language as long as you endeavour to ensure that users with older browsers will be able to view your pages.
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