Question

comport This new evidence comports with everything we know about what happened that night. kəmˈpɔrt

Accepted Answer

(1) To be in agreement with. (2) To behave. With its prefix com-, “with,” the Latin word comportare meant “to bring together.” So it's easy to see how in English we could say that a college's policy comports with state law, or that a visit to your parents doesn't comport with your other weekend plans, or that your aunt and uncle won't listen to anything on TV that doesn't comport with their prejudices. The “behave” sense of the word comes through French, and its essential meaning is how a person “carries” him- or herself. So you may say, for instance, that your 17-year-old comported himself well (for once!) at the wedding reception, or that an ambassador always comports herself with dignity—that is, her comportment is always dignified—or that your class comported itself in a way that was a credit to the school.

word	comport
definition	(1) To be in agreement with. (2) To behave.
eg_sentence	This new evidence comports with everything we know about what happened that night.
explanation	With its prefix com-, “with,” the Latin word comportare meant “to bring together.” So it's easy to see how in English we could say that a college's policy comports with state law, or that a visit to your parents doesn't comport with your other weekend plans, or that your aunt and uncle won't listen to anything on TV that doesn't comport with their prejudices. The “behave” sense of the word comes through French, and its essential meaning is how a person “carries” him- or herself. So you may say, for instance, that your 17-year-old comported himself well (for once!) at the wedding reception, or that an ambassador always comports herself with dignity—that is, her comportment is always dignified—or that your class comported itself in a way that was a credit to the school.
IPA	kəmˈpɔrt

Comport Word Comported Agreement Behave Evidence Happened Night