Correspond (Verb)
Meaning 1
Exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- Coincide
- Square
- Duplicate
- Adhere
- Parallel
- Rime
- Look
- Twin
- Harmonize
- Concord
- Underpin
- Agree
- Answer
- Resemble
- Pattern
- Harmonise
- Homologize
- Align
- Fit In
- Correlate
- Accord
- Support
- Befit
- Suit
- Consist
- Rhyme
- Corroborate
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Meaning 3
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an `h' in Greek stands for an `s' in Latin".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The Greek letter psi corresponds to a combination of letters in the English alphabet.
- The Chinese system of counting corresponds to a base-ten system used in many Western countries.
- In physics, a Joule corresponds to the energy expended when a force of one newton is applied over a distance of one meter.
- In the system of degrees used to measure angles, one right angle corresponds to 90 degrees.
- A captain in the army corresponds to a commander in the navy in terms of rank and responsibility.
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Meaning 4
Be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.