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# comport

«comport» in Mova's school dictionary: **to behave in a particular way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (comport, comports, comported, comporting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To comport yourself is to behave in a particular way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#m1)

2) (formal) To comport with something is to agree with it or suit it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff, formal word: «He comported himself with dignity» means he behaved well and calmly. In old stories, people are told how to comport themselves at court or in church.

### examples

- She comported herself with great dignity at the funeral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x1)
- Pupils must comport themselves well on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x2)
- Toad did not comport himself like a gentleman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x3)
- His words do not comport with his actions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x4)
- The knight comported himself bravely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x5)
- Try to comport yourself sensibly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/#x6)

### note

Formal; in speech say «behave». Usually with «yourself/himself». Noun: comportment.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «comport» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comport/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.