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English verb: correspond | |||
| 1. | correspond (stative) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | ||
| Samples | 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 | agree, check, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, equal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accord, adhere, agree, align, answer, bear out, befit, beseem, coincide, concord, conform to, consist, consort, correlate, corroborate, duplicate, fit, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, homologize, look, meet, parallel, parallel, pattern, resemble, rhyme, rime, square, suit, support, twin, underpin | ||
| Verb group | accord, agree, check, check out, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize | ||
| Antonyms | disaccord, discord, disagree | ||
| 2. | correspond (stative) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | ||
| Synonyms | equate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, equal | ||
| 3. | correspond (communication) exchange messages | ||
| Samples | My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drop a line, write | ||
| Entail | write | ||
| 4. | correspond (stative) take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | ||
| Samples | Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin. | ||
| Synonyms | represent, stand for | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, equal | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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