correspond
[kawr-uh-spond, kor-]
- to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words.
- to be similar or analogous; be equivalent in function, position, amount, etc. (usually followed by to): The U.S. Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.
- to communicate by exchange of letters.
Origin of correspond
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. harmonize, match, tally.
Synonym study
1. Correspond, agree, accord imply comparing persons or things and finding that they harmonize. Correspond suggests having an obvious similarity, though not agreeing in every detail: Part of this report corresponds with the facts. Agree implies having or arriving at a condition in which no essential difference of opinion or detail is evident: All the reports agree. Accord emphasizes agreeing exactly, both in fact and in point of view: This report accords with the other.
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Examples from the Web for correspond
Contemporary Examples
Franco adopted different looks for each section to correspond with their respective psyche.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'Marlow Stern
September 6, 2014
They just liked what they liked, which happened to correspond to what a lot of other little girls liked.
The number of lunar cycles does not correspond easily to the number of seasonal ones.
How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About TimeNeil Shubin
January 6, 2013
The rising statistics may correspond to the high number of unemployed Americans worrying about putting food on the table.
It was her kind heart and trusting personality that may have led her to correspond online with Legebokoff.
Historical Examples
Tell me, Clary, and tell me truly—Do you not continue to correspond with Mr. Lovelace?
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
I would no more converse with the one, than correspond with the other.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Will he deny me the visits of my dearest friend, and forbid me to correspond with her?
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
No-body will be permitted to see you, or to correspond with you.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
A weak proof, for we can have an idea which does not correspond with an object.
Initiation into PhilosophyEmile Faguet
correspond
- (usually foll by with or to) to conform, be in agreement, or be consistent or compatible (with); tally (with)
- (usually foll by to) to be similar or analogous in character or function
- (usually foll by with) to communicate by letter
Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to respond
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Word Origin and History for correspond
v.
1520s, "to be in agreement, to be in harmony with," from Middle French correspondre (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin correspondere, from cor- (see com-) "together, with each other" + respondere "to answer" (see respond).
Originally in Medieval Latin of two things in mutual action, but by later Medieval Latin it could be used of one thing only. In English, sense of "to be similar" (to) is from 1640s; that of "to hold communication with" is from c.1600; specifically "to communicate by means of letters" from 1640s (in mid-18c. it also could mean "have sex"). Related: Corresponded; corresponding.
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