corresponding
Syllables: cor·res·pond·ingUK/ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ//ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/
corresponding is the present participle and gerund of correspond.
Meaning of correspond
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
Noun
corresponding (plural correspondings)
- A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
Adjective
corresponding (comparative more corresponding, superlative most corresponding)
- that have a similar relationship
- The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect...2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph
- It cannot be accidental that within the timar system the proportion of holdings controlled by the ümera and the ordinary sipahis shifted to the benefit of the former. Whereas around 1527–8, 19% of the total income from timars had been in the hands of beylerbeyis and sancakbeyis, in the 1580s the...2018, Pál Fodor, The Business of State. Ottoman Finance Administration and Ruling Elites in Transition (1580s–1615) (Studien zur Sprache, Geschichte und Kultur der Turkvölker; 28), Berlin: Klaus...
Forms of corresponding
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | correspondings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more corresponding |
| superlative | most corresponding |
Origin of corresponding
By surface analysis, correspond + -ing.
Words formed from corresponding
Phrases with corresponding
Words that rhyme with corresponding
Questions about corresponding
- What does corresponding mean?
- Corresponding means a correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
- What is corresponding the present participle and gerund of?
- Corresponding is the present participle and gerund of correspond.
- What part of speech is corresponding?
- Corresponding can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce corresponding?
- Corresponding is pronounced /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of corresponding?
- The plural of corresponding is correspondings.
Words near corresponding in the dictionary
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