coincided

Variant of coincide

coincide Definition

co·incide (kō′in sīd′)

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

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

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

coincided Usage Examples

Preposition: with

opening: An opening was arranged which coincided with the opening of the Tate Modern, a worthy brother to hand the baton onto!
arrival: His appearance coincided with the arrival of the Shoreham coach which boosted the crowd to over 350.

Modifying Another Word

happily: The tremendous growth of competition in the 1970s and 1980s happily coincided with great strides forward in the availability of electronic technology.
conveniently: This natural pause in proceedings conveniently coincided with some impending route-finding decisions.

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