Main Entry: cor·re·spond

Pronunciation: \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspänd, ˌkär-\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondre, from Medieval Latin correspondēre, from Latin com- + respondēre to respond

Date: 1529

1 a : to be in conformity or agreement <the ideal failed…to correspond with the reality — J. R. Sutherland> b : to compare closely : match —usually used with to or with c : to be equivalent or parallel
2 : to communicate with a person by exchange of letters