Coincide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

go with, fall together

happen simultaneously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹɛdˈɛndə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskəmˈɒdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskəmˈɒdɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹɛdˈɛndə/.

Examples

The two events coincided
our views on this matter coincided

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

co-occur concur cooccur

Parts of Speech

verb	go with, fall together
verb	happen simultaneously “The two events coincided”
verb	be the same “our views on this matter coincided”

Word Forms

coincident	adjective	occurring or operating at the same time
co-occurrence	noun	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
concurrent	adjective	occurring or operating at the same time
concurrence	noun	the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
coincidence	noun	the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übereinstimmen

geh mit, falle zusammen

🇫🇷French

coïncider

aller avec, tomber ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

coincidir

ir con, caer juntos

🇮🇹Italian

coincidere

andare con, cadere insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvallen

meegaan, samen vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

coincidir

ir com, cair junto

🇷🇺Russian

совпадать

идти вместе, падать вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेल खाना

साथ चलो, साथ गिरो

🇧🇩Bengali

মিলিত

সঙ্গে যান, একসঙ্গে পড়ে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்துப்போகின்றன

உடன் செல், ஒன்றாக விழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకీభవిస్తాయి

తో వెళ్ళండి, కలిసి పడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जुळणे

सोबत जा, एकत्र पडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકરુપ

સાથે જાઓ, સાથે પડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೇರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಜೊತೆ ಹೋಗು, ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೀಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒത്തുചേരുന്നു

കൂടെ പോകുക, ഒരുമിച്ച് വീഴുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੇਲ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

ਨਾਲ ਜਾਓ, ਇਕੱਠੇ ਡਿੱਗੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

موافق

ساتھ جاؤ، ایک ساتھ پڑو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重合

一起去，一起坠落

🇯🇵Japanese

一致する

一緒に行く、一緒に落ちる

🇰🇷Korean

일치하다

함께 가다, 함께 떨어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trùng hợp

đi cùng, rơi cùng nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงกัน

ไปกับล้มด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertepatan

pergi bersama, jatuh bersama

🇵🇭Filipino

magkasabay

sumama ka, sabay mahulog

🇲🇾Malay

bertepatan

pergi bersama, jatuh bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتزامن

اذهب مع، تقع معا

🇮🇷Persian

مصادف شدن

برو با هم بیفتی

🇹🇷Turkish

çakışmak

birlikte gitmek, birlikte düşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחפוֹף

ללכת עם, ליפול ביחד

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