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coincide Definition

co·incide (kō′in sīd′)

intransitive verb coincided -·cid′·ed, coinciding -·cid′·ing

  1. to take up the same place in space; be exactly alike in shape, position, and area
  2. to occur at the same time; take up the same period of time
  3. to hold equivalent positions, as on a scale
  4. to be identical; correspond exactly our interests coincide
  5. to be in accord; agree

Etymology: Fr coincider < ML coincidere < L co-, together + incidere, to fall upon: see incident

coincide Synonyms

coincide

v.

correspond, agree, concur, co-occur, occur simultaneously, fall together, tally, match, accord, harmonize; see also agree. See syn. study at agree.

coincide Usage Examples

Object

  • year: This coincides each year with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
  • week: We also coincide this week with our second year DPhil research assessment seminars.

Preposition: with

  • anniversary: Which will coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
  • launch: The new survey coincides with the launch of the second year of Cancer Research UK's Reduce the Risk campaign.
  • celebration: Now in their fourth successive year, the awards coincide with international celebrations of World Environment Day.
  • release: These dates also coincide with the release of their new single ' Put You in Your Place ' , out 14th August.

Modifying Another Word

  • neatly: But the timelines don't neatly coincide with Beg's rule.
  • roughly: This period coincides roughly with the peak of the Mayan civilization.
  • exactly: The loading and unloading curves do not exactly coincide.

Preposition: in

  • time: The first step is to recognize that the need for shading does not coincide in time with the limiting day- light conditions.
  • way: Remarkably, the system coincides in many ways with some of the features highlighted by Dave Haynie and Jay Miner in many interviews.
  • respect: The principles of what might be called democratic law coincide in this respect with the undisputed rules of international law.