correspondcor‧re‧spond /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd $ ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd, ˌkɑː-/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive] 
The two halves of the document did not correspond.correspond with/to The numbers correspond to points on the map.2to be very similar to or the same as something elsecorrespond to The French ‘baccalauréate’ exam roughly corresponds to English A levels.correspond closely/exactly/precisely to something The description of these events corresponds closely to other accounts written at the time.3to write letters to someone and receive letters from them: For the next three years they corresponded regularly.correspond with She stopped corresponding with him after the death of her mother.
WORD ORIGINcorrespond
Origin:
1500-1600 French correspondre, from Medieval Latin, from Latin com- ( ➔ COM-) + respondere ( ➔ RESPOND)VERB TABLE
correspond
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | correspond |
| he, she, it | corresponds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | corresponded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have corresponded |
| he, she, it | has corresponded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had corresponded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will correspond |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have corresponded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am corresponding |
| he, she, it | is corresponding | |
| you, we, they | are corresponding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was corresponding |
| you, we, they | were corresponding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been corresponding |
| he, she, it | has been corresponding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been corresponding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be corresponding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been corresponding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Flaubert and Sand corresponded for many years.
- His own domestic situation did not correspond very closely to his ideal of a loving, equal partnership.
- I'm a 21-year old Kenyan student who wishes to correspond with students from Britain or the US.
- The dates quoted in these two documents do not correspond.
- The witness's statements correspond with the available evidence.
- They started to correspond two years ago.
- An assembler instruction will correspond to a frequently performed operation and represents many machine code instructions.
- And then there are cases which do not seem to correspond with any of the given meanings.
- Each section is contributed by a different expert in the corresponding field.
- If all this language is in the left side of the brain, what are corresponding areas of the right brain doing?
- She said the news clippings she sent to friends were a perfectly reasonable way to correspond.
- The central rod is known as the Sushumna and corresponds to the spinal column.
- They represent the thought experiment of choosing a level of gross output and finding the corresponding scale and diversity.
- We know that it can only oscillate at frequencies which correspond to the fundamental note and its overtones.
Longman Language Activatorwhen facts, situations, or numbers are the same
if facts or situations correspond , they are the same as each other or have the same effect: · The dates quoted in these two documents do not correspond.correspond with: · The witness's statements correspond with the available evidence.correspond to: · His own domestic situation did not correspond very closely to his ideal of a loving, equal partnership.
if something that is said, written, or done is consistent with a particular idea or piece of information, it says the same thing or follows the same principles: · The figures in the accounts must be consistent with the information given in the annual report.· Charging these very high fines is hardly consistent with your policy of "user-friendly banking'.· This sort of repression is not consistent with a democratic system.
if two pieces of information agree with each other, they are the same, and so they are both likely to be correct: · I'll have to check these calculations again -- the totals don't agree.agree with: · Your story doesn't agree with what the police have told us.
if a piece of information tallies with another, they are the same; if two sets of numbers tally , they add up to the same thing.: · Check both sets of results to see if they tally.tally with: · His account of the discovery of the body tallied with the testimony of his wife.
if two people's ideas, opinions, or wishes coincide , they are the same, even though this may be completely by chance: · For once our wishes coincided. We both wanted a quick divorce.coincide with: · His views coincided perfectly with our thinking.· Even if her advice does not coincide with what you want, I advise you to follow it.
if information from one place matches up with information from another, both sets of information are the same, which shows that they are both correct: · I've questioned both suspects and so far their stories just don't match up. One of them must be lying.match up with: · You must make sure that your sales figures match up with your receipts at the end of each week.
to write a letter or message to write someone a letter: · Sorry, I haven't had time to write.· Keith hasn't written for a while.write a letter/postcard etc to somebody: · I try to write a cheerful letter to her at least once a week.· We wrote about 20 postcards while we were in Greece.· I wasn't happy, so I wrote a nasty letter asking for my money back.write to: · He wrote to his father, asking for more money.write somebody American (=write a letter to someone): · I just wrote him saying how much I missed him being around.write back (=write a letter to someone after they have written one to you): · Why didn't you write back?write in (=to write and send a letter to an organization): · A lot of listeners wrote in and complained about the programme.
to write a letter and send it in order to buy something, take part in a competition, have something sent to you etc: write off for something: · Write off today for your free Batman poster!write off to somebody: · I wrote off to Friends of the Earth and they sent me some leaflets.
also email to send someone a message using the Internet: · Please e-mail your CV to the address below.e-mail somebody: · So, if you e-mail someone in California, you only pay local phone rates.e-mail somebody with something: · She e-mailed me with her new address, but I deleted it by mistake.
spoken informal to send someone a letter: · Why don't you give me a call or drop me a line sometime?· What do you think? Drop me a line at the Washington Post Weekend section and share your thoughts.
to write to someone, or phone them, especially someone you have not seen or written to for a long time: · I'd love to get in touch with Monique again. Do you have her new address?· We help adopted children who want to get in touch with their natural parents.
to write to someone that you do not know, or phone them, especially in order to ask for help or information: · Elsa contacted several companies to ask if they could offer her part-time work.· If the problem continues, try contacting a software expert.
to continue to write to someone or phone them, when you no longer work with them or live near them: · I met Pia in Sweden and we've stayed in touch ever since.keep/stay in touch with: · Do you keep in touch with any of your friends from school?
formal to write letters to someone and receive letters from them, especially regularly: · They started to correspond two years ago. correspond with: · I'm a 21-year old Kenyan student who wishes to correspond with students from Britain or the US.
WORD SETSaddress, verbaddressee, nounaerogramme, nounairmail, nounbox number, nouncertified mail, nounChristmas card, nounc/o, compliment slip, nouncorrespond, verbcorrespondence, nouncorrespondent, nouncovering letter, nouncover letter, noundate stamp, noundead letter, noundirect mail, nounenclose, verbenclosure, nounenvelope, nounepistle, nounesquire, nounexpress, nounexpress mail, nounfirst class, nounfirst-class, adjectiveforward, verbforwarding address, nounFPO, frank, verbfranking machine, nounFreepost, noungeneral delivery, nounJiffy bag, nounjunk mail, nounletterbox, nounlove letter, nounmailbag, nounmailbox, nounmail carrier, nounmail drop, nounmailer, nounmailing list, nounmailman, nounmailshot, nounmail train, nounmanila, nounmissive, nounmoney order, nounnote card, nounnotelet, nounnotepaper, nounnr, p & p, packet boat, nounparcel, nounparcel post, nounpcm, pen friend, nounpen pal, nounpigeonhole, nounpillar box, nounPO, PO Box, nounpoison-pen letter, nounpost, nounpost, verbpostage, nounpostage meter, nounpostage stamp, nounpostal, adjectivepostal order, nounpostbag, nounpostbox, nounpostcard, nounpostcode, nounposte restante, nounpostie, nounpostman, nounpostmark, nounpostmaster, nounpostmistress, nounpost office, nounpost office box, nounpostscript, nounpp., PPS, nounPS, nounredirect, verbregister, verbregistered post, nounreply-paid, adjectiveRR, sae, nounsalutation, nounSASE, nounsecond class, nounself-addressed, adjectivesender, nounsnail mail, nounsorting office, nounspecial delivery, nounstamp, nounstamp, verbstamped addressed envelope, nounsurface mail, nounthird class, nounvalentine, nounwriting paper, nounX, nounzip code, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The French ‘baccalauréate’ exam roughly corresponds to English A levels. The description of these events corresponds closely to other accounts written at the time.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1if two things or ideas correspond, the parts or information in one relate to the parts or information in the other: The French ‘baccalauréate’ exam roughly corresponds to English A levels. The description of these events corresponds closely to other accounts written at the time.· Constructive and destructive waves correspond closely with two of the main types of breaker recognised today, namely spilling and plunging breakers.· Each of them has gods and ancestors whose respective power closely corresponds to that of the social groups themselves.· These differences correspond closely to the increased digestion of the upper teeth.· The story presents a picture of the luckless, homeless skinhead which corresponds closely to the movement's own mythology about itself.· This diversification has been shown to correspond closely to a simple exponential growth model.
· Practical Transformers Another problem is that the output voltage of transformers seldom correspond exactly to the rated voltage.· First, no country has a political economy that corresponds exactly to either the market economy or the command economy.· Instead, it was in areas on the right-hand side exactly corresponding to the language centres in the opposite hemisphere.· An ideal type is illustrative, but it does not necessarily correspond exactly to any real-world example.· I remember that he wrote that Michelangelo's drawing technique corresponded exactly to his Neoplatonism.· Once again we are saying something in general form which corresponds exactly to the particularities of wave mechanics.· Not that they corresponded exactly, but they were close enough.· Apart from the addition of variables derived from the two new questions, the other tables do not exactly correspond.
· The data corresponds precisely to the situation described by Ashton etal's recruitment strategies with non-educational criteria taking priority over educational ones.· Neither type corresponds precisely to that seen in vertebrate enamel, and the extreme variation in crystal orientation is puzzling.
· Our own arm bones correspond roughly to the bird wing bones.· These roughly correspond to winter, spring, summer and autumn.· Each number roughly corresponds to a 100°C temperature change, giving a band of 100-600°C.
· Again it is clear that maximum signal power gain does not correspond to.· According to the instruction leaflet, each letter corresponds to approximately 100°C, giving the gun a heating range up to 600°C.· A strong, small-scale transition field could, however, correspond to particularly vigorous dynamo action.· With the eight-hour illumination period this will correspond to about a one-day average.· In this notation positive feedback corresponds to or so that the gain is increased.
NOUN· The underlined amino acid corresponds to the change introduced into Jun-Core.· As in La conjuracion de Venecia, each act corresponds to a set change within the same general locale.· The underlined amino acids correspond to the changes introduced into Fos-Core.· The poem has three sections corresponding to the changes of rhyme, but with a peculiarity in the middle section.
· The fact that the goods are of defective quality is usually irrelevant in deciding whether they correspond with their description.· To remove any effects of the risk information not corresponding to descriptions the original data was recoded.· Finally, provided the goods correspond with the description, there will be no liability under section 13.
· Second, forms of state expenditure corresponding to each of these functions are identified.· Once again we are saying something in general form which corresponds exactly to the particularities of wave mechanics.· The distinction between the two written forms does not correspond to any distinction in their spoken form.
· Finally, provided the goods correspond with the description, there will be no liability under section 13.· Obviously, the more detailed it is, the more stringent is the seller's obligation to supply goods corresponding with it.
· This image clearly does not correspond with the material presented so far in this chapter.
· The Alpha level corresponds to the subconscious and involves almost 100 percent concentration.
· Check that this number corresponds with the one on the document.· Finally, I have adjusted the numbers to correspond to 1978 prices and incomes.· Negative Richardson number corresponds to a destabilizing density gradient; both shear and buoyancy give rise to turbulence generation.· Type the numbers corresponding to the elements that you want printed when the date text or function code is entered.· By far the largest number of configurations correspond to emission with a spectrum that is nearly thermal.· An awareness of number invariance would imply the ability to conserve number and that corresponding schemata have developed.· Positive Richardson number corresponds to a stabilizing density gradient; turbulent motion can not be sustained when Ri becomes large.· You will be asked to supply a number corresponding to statements on the panel.
· An elongated body would display two brightness peaks per revolution, corresponding to the two side views.· Our scenario averaged over base load and peak Periods corresponds approximately to a 70 / 30 ratio of coal to gas.· The peak corresponds to the value of the input at which the output is high.
· By inspection this will correspond to a point in the spreading region.· Points Z and C in Figure 8.5 correspond to points and in Figure 8.6.
· The seated position corresponds more readily to our body posture during the day when stress develops.· Numbers on the top scale indicate nucleotide positions corresponding to the gene 62 promoter.· Only those bit positions corresponding to a one in the mask are involved in the primary operation.
· It is important to wrestle with questions of how far a belief corresponds to reality or is illusory.· But the pattern of revolution Guevara had in mind did not correspond to the reality.· Ironically, of course, these atavistic impulses no longer correspond to reality.
· This one has a pre-programmed sequence, which corresponds to the owner's individual code.· To what extent does this sequence correspond to a native speaker's processing of discourse?
· Second, forms of state expenditure corresponding to each of these functions are identified.
· These types of services correspond to programs.· The pastoral names of the characters and the type of versification employed correspond to the rustic mood.· Neither type corresponds precisely to that seen in vertebrate enamel, and the extreme variation in crystal orientation is puzzling.· Here he outlines a division into four main types that correspond to those of Longobardi as supplemented by Sainte-Marie.
· Each value corresponds to the mean s.d. of triplicate determinations.· The negative values correspond to the spin pointing mainly in the opposite direction to that being measured.
· The keys for lexical access are stressed syllables in the word corresponding to the input syllable type.· A crude comparison goes like this: Nature has things, language has words that code meanings corresponding to things.· For our words no longer correspond to the world.
VERB· And then there are cases which do not seem to correspond with any of the given meanings.· Nothing seemed to correspond to the map.
The two halves of the document did not correspond.correspond with/to The numbers correspond to points on the map.2to be very similar to or the same as something elsecorrespond to The French ‘baccalauréate’ exam roughly corresponds to English A levels.correspond closely/exactly/precisely to something The description of these events corresponds closely to other accounts written at the time.3to write letters to someone and receive letters from them: For the next three years they corresponded regularly.correspond with She stopped corresponding with him after the death of her mother.