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Past tense of coincide

regular verb

The past tense of coincide is coincided. The past participle is also coincided.

Forms of coincide

Base form (V1)coincide /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
Past tense (V2)coincided
Past participle (V3)coincided
Present participlecoinciding
Third person singularcoincides

Coincided in a sentence

  • The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.1952 December, R. C. Riley, “By Rail to Kemp Town”, in Railway Magazine, page 835
  • His (Lee Kuan Yew) first visit to Sri Lanka coincided with the victory of Bandaranaike’s (S.W.R.D.2022 April 22, Hasala Perera, “Sri Lanka in Lee Kuan Yew’s words”, in The Island (Sri Lanka). From the entry pukka sahib
  • Just how begrudged this munificent sum was became clear the year Roger's visit coincided with Sam's birthday.2010, Lucy Mangan, The Reluctant Bride. From the entry begrudged
  • Paul's arrival in Hollywood coincided with an increase in public awareness that all wasn't perfect in screenland.2009, E. J. Fleming, Paul Bern, page 53. From the entry screenland
  • The views of philosophers, with few exceptions, have coincided with the pecuniary interests of their class.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21. From the entry pecuniary

Meaning of coincide

  1. verb To occupy exactly the same space.
  2. verb To occur at the same time.
  3. verb To correspond, concur, or agree.

Full definition of coincide

Questions about the past tense of coincide

What is the past tense of coincide?
The past tense of coincide is coincided.
What is the past participle of coincide?
The past participle of coincide is coincided.
Is coincide a regular or irregular verb?
Coincide is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coincide (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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