correspond
Use Correspond in a sentence
əˈspɒnd, ˌkɒr- verb (used without object)
1.
to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to ): His actions do not correspond with his words.
2.
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.
3.
to communicate by exchange of letters.
Related forms
cor·re·spond·ing·ly, adverb
pre·cor·re·spond, verb (used without object)
Synonyms
1. harmonize, match, tally. 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.
1. harmonize, match, tally. 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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World English Dictionary
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| —vb (usually foll by with | |
| 1. | to conform, be in agreement, or be consistent or compatible (with); tally (with) |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | ( |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to | |
| corre'spondingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
correspond
1520s, "to be in agreement, to be in harmony with," from M.L. correspondere, from cor- (see com-) "together, with each other" + respondere "to answer" (see respond). Originally in M.L. of two things in mutual action, but by later M.L. 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").
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Example sentences
We grew up in an era when writing a thank you note or letter was considered the polite way to correspond with others.
For example many attributes that females prefer in males correspond to the ability to acquire resources.
Such divisions among ideas do not correspond to their regions of origin.
In fact, the warmest points along the fractures correspond to where two of the four jets originate.
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