coincideco‧in‧cide /ˌkəʊənˈsaɪd $ ˌkoʊ-/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive] 
His entry to the party coincided with his marriage. When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together.planned/timed/arranged to coincide The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book.2[not in progressive] if two people’s ideas, opinions etc coincide, they are the same: The interests of the US and those of the islanders may not coincide.coincide with The cloth had a natural look which coincided perfectly with the image Laura sought.3to meet or be in the same place: The journey coincides in part with the Pennine Way.
WORD ORIGINcoincide
Origin:
1700-1800 Medieval Latin coincidere, from Latin co- ( ➔ CO-) + incidere ( ➔ INCIDENT)VERB TABLE
coincide
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | it | coincides |
| Present | coincide | |
| Past | it, they | coincided |
| Present perfect | they | have coincided |
| it | has coincided | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had coincided |
| Future | it, they | will coincide |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have coincided |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | they | are coinciding |
| it | is coinciding | |
| Past | they | were coinciding |
| it | was coinciding | |
| Present perfect | they | have been coinciding |
| it | has been coinciding | |
| Past perfect | it, they | had been coinciding |
| Future | it, they | will be coinciding |
| Future perfect | it, they | will have been coinciding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Even if her advice does not coincide with what you want, I advise you to follow it.
- For once our wishes coincided. We both wanted a quick divorce.
- His speech coincided with the release of a report on the New England economy.
- His views coincided perfectly with our thinking.
- I had to cancel our lunch date, as it coincided with my hospital appointment.
- The exhibition was timed to coincide with the anniversary celebrations.
- They have arranged the launch to coincide with the start of the college term.
- We work together when our needs coincide.
- Or, if interests overlap, they do not necessarily coincide.
- Pareto is in no doubt that the two types of utility, for and of a community, do not necessarily coincide.
- Peaks from the right window would have coincided with troughs from the left, and vice versa, canceling the sound exactly.
- Temporary exhibitions: Annual exhibition to coincide with the street fair in September.
- That would be fine, if their interest happened to coincide with that of the economy.
- The monotheistic order required that the feminine should be barred from the sphere of power, which coincided with the sacred.
- The program coincides with Surf the Rockies, a weeklong festival April 7-14.
Longman Language Activatorwhen facts, situations, or numbers are the same
if facts or situations correspond , they are the same as each other or have the same effect: · The dates quoted in these two documents do not correspond.correspond with: · The witness's statements correspond with the available evidence.correspond to: · His own domestic situation did not correspond very closely to his ideal of a loving, equal partnership.
if something that is said, written, or done is consistent with a particular idea or piece of information, it says the same thing or follows the same principles: · The figures in the accounts must be consistent with the information given in the annual report.· Charging these very high fines is hardly consistent with your policy of "user-friendly banking'.· This sort of repression is not consistent with a democratic system.
if two pieces of information agree with each other, they are the same, and so they are both likely to be correct: · I'll have to check these calculations again -- the totals don't agree.agree with: · Your story doesn't agree with what the police have told us.
if a piece of information tallies with another, they are the same; if two sets of numbers tally , they add up to the same thing.: · Check both sets of results to see if they tally.tally with: · His account of the discovery of the body tallied with the testimony of his wife.
if two people's ideas, opinions, or wishes coincide , they are the same, even though this may be completely by chance: · For once our wishes coincided. We both wanted a quick divorce.coincide with: · His views coincided perfectly with our thinking.· Even if her advice does not coincide with what you want, I advise you to follow it.
if information from one place matches up with information from another, both sets of information are the same, which shows that they are both correct: · I've questioned both suspects and so far their stories just don't match up. One of them must be lying.match up with: · You must make sure that your sales figures match up with your receipts at the end of each week.
to happen or do things at the same time if something coincides with something else, or if two things coincide , they happen at the same time as each other, usually by chance: · When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together.coincide with: · His speech coincided with the release of a report on the New England economy.· I had to cancel our lunch date, as it coincided with my hospital appointment.timed/arranged to coincide (=arranged so that something coincides): · The exhibition was timed to coincide with the anniversary celebrations.· They have arranged the launch to coincide with the start of the college term.
if one event clashes with another, or if two events clash , they are arranged to happen at the same time, and this usually causes problems or is inconvenient: · We can go to both classes if they don't clash.clash with: · We've rescheduled the next meeting -- it clashed with a conference that most of us will be attending.· "Are you watching Family Fortunes tonight?" "No, it clashes with the Tina Turner interview on Channel 3."
to arrange an event so that it happens at the same time as something else, because this helps you in some way: · His publishers have tied the release in with his new television series.· AIDS education can be tied in with existing health education programs.
to try to do two or more things at the same time, even though this is difficult and you are very busy: · The film is about a maintenance man who juggles three jobs to provide for his family.· suburban working mothers who juggle careers, families, and after-school sportsjuggle something and something: · I don't think any man can ever understand the difficulties of juggling motherhood and politics.juggle something with something: · With school starting, Anna will have to juggle her love of swimming with her homework.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Her book was timed to coincide with (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya’s paintings at the National Gallery.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1to happen at the same time as something else, especially by chancecoincide with The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book. Her book was timed to coincide with (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya’s paintings at the National Gallery.· Invariably, this also coincides with the end of the Stock Exchange settlement period.· Not only does it symbolize the rise of patriarchy, it also coincides with the Babylonian conquest of Sumeria.· Secondly, the hunting season also coincides with the rut.
· Individual and organisational interacts will not always coincide.· Put more accurately, individual judges may be clear as to their preferences but those preferences do not always coincide.· Holidays did not always coincide with hay weather!
· Andrei recalled that his only previous visit to Britain, in June 1965, had exactly coincided with Akhmatova's to Oxford.· Renovations planned at the Barnes are scheduled to coincide exactly with the planned tour.
· Or, if interests overlap, they do not necessarily coincide.· Pareto is in no doubt that the two types of utility, for and of a community, do not necessarily coincide.· National emergencies, however, may not necessarily coincide with times of personal emergency and gold is an erratic investment.
· In April, the demands on farm labour peaked with lambing often coinciding with other spring work.· Since both CHANike and Christmas were originally winter solstice celebrations, they often coincide and compete.· The growing awareness of environmental and ecological issues often coincides with traditional beliefs and practices.
NOUN· It coincides with the launch of his Heal the World foundation aimed at helping youngsters.· They coincide with the launch of a Home Office campaign to cut car crime.
· Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp.
· The arrests coincide with the publication in August of the recommendations of a Constitutional Commission.
· Holidays were usually taken to coincide with hay time or other busy periods on the farm.· National emergencies, however, may not necessarily coincide with times of personal emergency and gold is an erratic investment.
· My visit coincided with particularly good September weather, after an appallingly wet summer.· Joette, never one for passive visitors, has soon arranged my visits to coincide with the weekly pumpkin observations.
VERB· Joette, never one for passive visitors, has soon arranged my visits to coincide with the weekly pumpkin observations.
· Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp.· The stoppage was planned to coincide with the day A-level results were announced.· Other Botero shows are planned to coincide.
· Their intensive questioning, in fact, seems to coincide with two other developments in the lexicon.· A drop in ratings and interest seems to coincide with pageant attempts to a more natural presentation.· Personal and national interests seemed to coincide.· Still, Perry reminds us, straight journalism and Thompson never quite seemed to coincide.
His entry to the party coincided with his marriage. When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together.planned/timed/arranged to coincide The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book.2[not in progressive] if two people’s ideas, opinions etc coincide, they are the same: The interests of the US and those of the islanders may not coincide.coincide with The cloth had a natural look which coincided perfectly with the image Laura sought.3to meet or be in the same place: The journey coincides in part with the Pennine Way.