correspond

[kawr-uh-spond, kor-]

verb (used without object)

1. to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with orto ).

   His actions do not correspond with his words.

   Synonyms: tally, match, harmonize

2. to be similar or analogous; be equivalent in function, position, amount, etc. (usually followed byto ).

   The U.S. Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.

3. to communicate by exchange of letters.

correspond

/ ˌkɒrɪˈspɒnd /

verb

1. to conform, be in agreement, or be consistent or compatible (with); tally (with)

2. (usually foll by to) to be similar or analogous in character or function

3. (usually foll by with) to communicate by letter

Other Word Forms

• correspondingly adverb
• precorrespond verb (used without object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of correspond¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French, from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre; equivalent to cor- + respond

Word History and Origins

Origin of correspond¹

C16: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to _respond

Synonym Study

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.

Example Sentences

The automaker was working through a plan to reduce bloated inventories in the U.S. in the corresponding quarter last year, which dragged on production the number of cars shipped to dealers.

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These contracts and their corresponding markets are regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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That corresponds to nearly a year’s supply from Chile, the world’s top supplier.

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In other words, let the objects that exist out there in the world be described by a finite number of features corresponding to the dimensions of some conceptual space.

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No one knew they were corresponding with a feline.

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Related Words

• coincide 
• compare 
• conform 
• correlate 
• dovetail 
• harmonize 
• resemble 
• tally