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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • correspondingly adverb
  • precorrespond verb (used without object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of correspond1

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

Origin of correspond1

C16: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to respond
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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.
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Example Sentences

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"This basic shape is, by itself, bistable," says Jie Yin, corresponding author of a paper on the work and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University.

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McAllister and his team handed out ice cream and demonstrated a gadget called Poetry Camera, which uses Claude to analyze photos and print a corresponding poem.

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Dating to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the engravings correspond to a time when temporary lakes and rivers reappeared after centuries of extreme aridity.

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Both moves correspond to the wildly different fiscal situations facing the U.S. in these two eras.

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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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