Correspond — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjuːˈɪnfoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒnd/

3 syllables Say it as /kjuːˈɪnfoʊ/.

Examples

The two stories don't agree in many details
The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tally match check equate represent fit stand for agree gibe jibe

Antonyms

disagree

Parts of Speech

verb	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics “The two stories don't agree in many details”
verb	be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
verb	exchange messages “My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years”
verb	take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to “Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin”

Word Forms

match	noun	an exact duplicate
correspondent	adjective	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
correspondence	noun	compatibility of observations
agreeable	adjective	in keeping
agreement	noun	compatibility of observations
equation	noun	a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
correspondent	noun	someone who communicates by means of letters
representation	noun	an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entsprechen

kompatibel, ähnlich oder konsistent sein; in ihren Eigenschaften übereinstimmen

🇫🇷French

correspondre

être compatible, similaire ou cohérent ; coïncident dans leurs caractéristiques

🇪🇸Spanish

corresponder

ser compatible, similar o consistente; coinciden en sus características

🇮🇹Italian

corrispondere

essere compatibile, simile o coerente; coincidono nelle loro caratteristiche

🇳🇱Dutch

corresponderen

compatibel, vergelijkbaar of consistent zijn; komen overeen in hun kenmerken

🇵🇹Portuguese

corresponder

ser compatível, semelhante ou consistente; coincidem em suas características

🇷🇺Russian

переписываться

быть совместимыми, схожими или последовательными; совпадают по своим характеристикам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुरूप

संगत, समान या सुसंगत होना; उनकी विशेषताओं में मेल खाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরূপ

সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, অনুরূপ বা সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ; তাদের বৈশিষ্ট্যের সাথে মিলে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்துள்ளது

இணக்கமான, ஒத்த அல்லது சீரானதாக இருங்கள்; அவற்றின் பண்புகளுடன் ஒத்துப்போகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుగుణంగా

అనుకూలంగా, సారూప్యంగా లేదా స్థిరంగా ఉండండి; వారి లక్షణాలతో సమానంగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पत्रव्यवहार

सुसंगत, समान किंवा सुसंगत असणे; त्यांच्या वैशिष्ट्यांमध्ये एकरूप

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુરૂપ

સુસંગત, સમાન અથવા સુસંગત બનો; તેમની લાક્ષણિકતાઓ સાથે મેળ ખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುರೂಪವಾಗಿದೆ

ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ, ಸಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು; ಅವುಗಳ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുത്തുക

അനുയോജ്യമോ സമാനമോ സ്ഥിരമോ ആയിരിക്കുക; അവയുടെ സ്വഭാവസവിശേഷതകളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਸਾਰੀ

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ, ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਸਾਰ ਹੋਣਾ; ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੇਲ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مطابقت

ہم آہنگ، مماثل یا مستقل ہونا؛ ان کی خصوصیات کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对应

兼容、相似或一致；他们的特点一致

🇯🇵Japanese

対応する

互換性がある、類似している、または一貫していること。それらの特徴が一致する

🇰🇷Korean

대응하다

호환 가능하거나 유사하거나 일관성이 있어야 합니다. 그 특성이 일치하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương ứng

tương thích, tương tự hoặc nhất quán; trùng khớp về đặc điểm

🇹🇭Thai

สอดคล้อง

เข้ากันได้ คล้ายกันหรือสอดคล้องกัน ตรงตามลักษณะของตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesuai

kompatibel, serupa atau konsisten; bertepatan dalam karakteristik mereka

🇵🇭Filipino

tumutugma

maging magkatugma, magkatulad o pare-pareho; magkatugma sa kanilang mga katangian

🇲🇾Malay

sepadan

serasi, serupa atau konsisten; bertepatan dengan ciri-ciri mereka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتوافق

أن تكون متوافقة أو متشابهة أو متسقة؛ تتطابق في خصائصها

🇮🇷Persian

مکاتبه کنید

سازگار، مشابه یا سازگار باشد. از نظر خصوصیات آنها منطبق هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılık gelmek

uyumlu, benzer veya tutarlı olması; özelliklerinde örtüşüyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְכַּתֵב

להיות תואם, דומה או עקבי; חופפים במאפיינים שלהם

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The primary meaning of 'correspond' is 'be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics'.

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Using 'correspond' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'correspond' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'correspond' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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