correspond
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd/
/ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they correspond | /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd/ /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd/ |
| he / she / it corresponds | /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndz/ /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndz/ |
| past simple corresponded | /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪd/ /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪd/ |
| past participle corresponded | /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪd/ /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪd/ |
| -ing form corresponding | /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ/ /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to be the same as or match something synonym agree, tally
- Your account and hers do not correspond.
- correspond with something Your account of events does not correspond with hers.
- correspond to something The written record of the conversation doesn't correspond to (= is different from) what was actually said.
Extra Examples- The movement of the dot on the screen corresponds exactly with the movement of the control lever.
- Check that this number corresponds with the one on the document.
- The presence of neutrons explains why the atomic weights of elements do not correspond with their atomic numbers.
- Wages did not rise to correspond with the price increases brought about by the wars.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- well
- directly
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] correspond (to something) to be similar to or the same as something else
- The British job of Lecturer corresponds roughly to the US Associate Professor.
Extra Examples- Their nursery schools correspond roughly to our infant schools.
- The word corresponds roughly in meaning to our ‘homesickness’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- well
- directly
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] correspond (with somebody) (formal) to write letters or emails, etc. to somebody and receive letters or emails, etc. from them
- She corresponded regularly with her former teacher.
- I have corresponded with him in the past.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French correspondre, from medieval Latin correspondere, from cor- ‘together’ + Latin respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’.