correspond

Verb

Meaning

To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each other throughout.

To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit; to answer; -- followed by to.

To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving letters; -- followed by with.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fit suit write match represent agree answer parallel communicate interact resemble conform coincide correlate tally
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Antonyms

mix in avoid contrast conflict differ argue
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Hypernyms

equal be

Hyponyms

concord rime support square suit write

Phrases with the word

correspond to not correspond generally correspond correspond with to correspond with

Derivatives

corresponded corresponding

Examples

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. Abigail Adams

We find in the history of ideas mutations which do not seem to correspond to any obvious need, and at first sight appear as mere playful whimsies such as Apollonius' work on conic sections, or the non-Euclidean geometries, whose practical value became apparent only later. Arthur Koestler

We do not build speedways, but roads which correspond to the character of the German landscape. Fritz Todt

Eurythmy is beauty and fitness in the adjustments of the members. This is found when the members of a work are of a height suited to their breadth, of a breadth suited to their length, and, in a word, when they all correspond symmetrically. Vitruvius

Make the amount of sauce you use correspond to the amount of rice you have. Vietnamese Proverb

Strength does not correspond with courage. Kikuyu Proverb

Close letter words and terms

correolide correpetition correption correspond to corresponded to correspondence