correspond
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correspond
- /ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/ UK
- /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/ UK
- /ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/ US, dialectal
- /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑnd/ New York City
- /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/ New England
- /ˌkoɹəˈspɒnd/ Canada
Rhymes with -ɒnd
Where it comes from
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.
verb corresponds · corresponding · 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.
