correspond

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsmatchfitcheckjibegibetallyagree

   Broaderequal

   Narrowerconsistlookanswercoincidealigncorrelateparalleltwinsquarecorroborate
2. 2.

   be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

   Synonymsequate

   Broaderequal
3. 3.

   exchange messages

   “My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years”

   Narrowerwrite
4. 4.

   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”

   Synonymsrepresentstand for

   Broaderequal

Other forms of correspond

past tense

corresponded·

present participle

corresponding·

third person

corresponds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about correspond

What does correspond mean?

correspond means "be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in correspond?

correspond has 3 syllables: cor-re-spond. The stress falls on "spond". In IPA it is /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/.

What is another word for correspond?

Close synonyms include match, fit, check, jibe, gibe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is correspond a common word?

correspond is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with correspond?

1 word rhymes with correspond. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.