单词 | correspond |
释义 | correspond[ kawr-uh-spond, kor- ] / ˌkɔr əˈspɒnd, ˌkɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR correspond ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words. 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. to communicate by exchange of letters. Origin of correspond1520–30; < (<Middle French ) Medieval Latin corrēspondēre.See cor-, respond SYNONYMS FOR correspond1 harmonize, match, tally. SEE SYNONYMS FOR correspond ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for correspond1. 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. OTHER WORDS FROM correspondcor·re·spond·ing·ly, adverbpre·cor·re·spond, verb (used without object)Words nearby correspondcorrelation ratio, correlative, correlative conjunction, Correns, corresp., correspond, correspondence, correspondence column, Correspondence Committee, correspondence course, correspondence principle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for correspondBritish Dictionary definitions for correspondcorrespond / (ˌkɒrɪˈspɒnd) / verb (intr)(usually foll by with or to) to conform, be in agreement, or be consistent or compatible (with); tally (with) (usually foll by to) to be similar or analogous in character or function (usually foll by with) to communicate by letter Derived forms of correspondcorrespondingly, adverbWord Origin for correspondC16: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to respond 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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