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correspond Definition

cor·re·spond (kôr′ə spänd′, kär′-)

intransitive verb

  1. to be in agreement (with something); conform (to something); tally; harmonize
  2. to be similar, analogous, or equal, (to something)
  3. to communicate (with someone) by exchanging letters, esp. regularly

Etymology: MFr correspondre < ML correspondere < L com-, together + respondere, to respond

correspond Related Forms

cor′·re·spond′·ingly adverb

correspond Synonyms

correspond

v.

  1. To be alike

    compare, match, be similar, be identical; see agree, resemble.

  2. To communicate by letter

    exchange letters, write, write to, hear from, communicate with, send word, send a letter, keep up a correspondence, epistolize, reply, drop a line, keep in touch, have a pen pal; see also answer 1, communicate 2. See syn. study at agree.

correspond Usage Examples

Adjective complement

  • good: We stand for a Federation of Socialist Republics, because this corresponds best to the interests of the working class.
  • most: However it has been found to correspond most closely to subjective noisiness and is most commonly used in environmental noise measurements.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: Our Slow scenario for the Annex I nations corresponds roughly to the Kyoto Protocol.
  • exactly: Foley's seizing of opportunity exactly corresponded to the spirit in which Nelson himself had turned out of the line at St Vincent.
  • closely: The table given corresponds very closely to the Moslem prayer schedule.
  • broadly: This engraving of 1807 broadly corresponds with the Isaac Miller drawing of about 1677.
  • precisely: This means that the cells may not correspond precisely to device pixels.
  • loosely: In my own life, I have found that a two-card sequence corresponds loosely to a temporal sequence.

Preposition: in

  • way: It was yet another bold Blair assertion that does not correspond in any way with any observable reality.
  • term: For the rest of his life the couple corresponded in the most friendly terms, but their great love affair was over.
  • case: The notion of can ( approximation of reasoning ) corresponds in many cases to the commonsense of can used in everyday speech.

Preposition: with

  • reality: The outer mark did not correspond with the inner reality.
  • boundary: Please note that, for historic reasons, the EBU County Bridge Associations may not always correspond with geographic county boundaries.
  • anyone: I have very happy memories of Stalybridge and would love to correspond with anyone who remembers our family.
  • writer: Would like to correspond with writers from all over the globe.
  • someone: She would like to correspond with someone with her condition.
  • fact: A belief or statement is true if and only if it corresponds with the facts: objects or states of affairs is the world.

Preposition: for

year: We corresponded for many years and I miss her.

Preposition: by

  • email: We spoke on the phone three times and corresponded by email.
  • letter: As well as involving your safety engineer in your group's meetings, you could also correspond by letter.