correspond
Syllables: cor·res·pondUK/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd//ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/
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correspond verb: to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
Verb
correspond (third-person singular simple present corresponds, present participle corresponding, simple past and past participle corresponded)
- To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
- Coordinate term: equate
- To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
- I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.
- To have sex with.
- He pleaded guilty to the charge, so far as acknowledging that he had corresponded with other women lately, in order to get the better of his affection for me, but the experiment had failed, and he found that he should be for ever miserable.1751, Tobias Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, volume III
- When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion.1756, Thomas Amory, Life of John Buncle
correspond meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
correspond in Tamil
- ஒத்திரு, கடிதத்தொடர்பு மேற்கொள், தொடர்பு கொள், பொருத்து, ஒத்திருத்தல்
correspond in Urdu
- جواب ملنا, خط و کتابت کرنا, مطابقت ہونا
correspond in Bengali
- মিল থাকা, চিঠিপত্র আদানপ্রদান করা
correspond in Malayalam
- ഒരേപോലെ ഇരിക്കുക, ഒത്തിരിക്കുക, അനുരൂപമായിരിക്കുക, കത്തിടപാടുകൾ നടത്തുക
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- correspond in Kannada
- ಓಲೆಯೋಡಿಸು, ಓಲೆಕಳಿಸು, ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗು
- correspond in Tagalog
- sumulat
- correspond in Arabic
- مَاثَلَ māṯala, راسَلَ rāsala
- correspond in Thai
- สอดคล้อง sɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng, สัมพันธ์ sǎm-pan
Examples of correspond in a sentence
- The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.
- The logical connective OR can be seen to correspond to the logical constant "unless".
- Post towns rarely correspond exactly to administrative boundaries and their associated physical features.
Forms of correspond
| third-person singular present | corresponds |
|---|---|
| present participle | corresponding |
| past participle | corresponded |
| past | corresponded |
Origin of correspond
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.
Words formed from correspond
Words that rhyme with correspond
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Questions about correspond
- What does correspond mean?
- Correspond means to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
- What is correspond in Tamil?
- Correspond in Tamil is ஒத்திரு, கடிதத்தொடர்பு மேற்கொள், தொடர்பு கொள். See Correspond meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is correspond?
- Correspond is a verb.
- How do you pronounce correspond?
- Correspond is pronounced /ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of correspond?
- The past tense of correspond is corresponded.
Words near correspond in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: correspond (page history and authors); correspond (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correspond (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correspond (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correspond (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); correspond (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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