correspond
verb
cor·re·spond
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspänd 
ˌkär-
corresponded; corresponding; corresponds
1
a
: to be in conformity or agreement
… the ideal failed once again to correspond with the reality …—
James R. Sutherland
James R. Sutherland
b
: to compare closely : match
—usually used with to or with
The number of ballots cast should correspond to the number of people present.
c
: to be equivalent or parallel
In some countries, the role of president corresponds to that of prime minister.
2
: to communicate with a person by exchange of letters
Examples of correspond in a Sentence
In some countries, the role of president corresponds to that of prime minister.
the joints on a horse that correspond to the human knees
Each number corresponds to a location on the map.
We'll revise the schedule to correspond with the school calendar.
Recent Examples on the Web
Serious shoes, of course, are small, wearable marvels of engineering, constructed on a particular last that corresponds to a specific size.
—Willow Lindley, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The layer consists of the compressed remains of snow that fell eleven thousand seven hundred years ago, which corresponds to the end of a cold snap known as the Younger Dryas.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
By comparison, House Democrats mainly saw movement to the left among those in the middle and least liberal third of the party, which corresponded in part to the reduction in more conservative Southern members.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Hospital consolidation drives inequities by increasing the cost of care without corresponding increases in quality.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
That corresponds to a 12.7% increase in spending and a 11.5% increase in the number of trips versus the same period in 2019, before the COVID pandemic.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Apr. 2024
The speaker is used with physical Yoto cards that slide into the speaker device and correspond to different audio, including audiobooks and songs.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Following the announcement of her white, beige and black aesthetic album, fans theorized that the album may correspond to the five stages of heartbreak.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The numbered tickets correspond with numbers placed inside plastic eggs for the annual egg hunts, the Maryland Lottery said in an April 2 news release.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Willow Lindley, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The layer consists of the compressed remains of snow that fell eleven thousand seven hundred years ago, which corresponds to the end of a cold snap known as the Younger Dryas.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
By comparison, House Democrats mainly saw movement to the left among those in the middle and least liberal third of the party, which corresponded in part to the reduction in more conservative Southern members.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Hospital consolidation drives inequities by increasing the cost of care without corresponding increases in quality.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
That corresponds to a 12.7% increase in spending and a 11.5% increase in the number of trips versus the same period in 2019, before the COVID pandemic.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Apr. 2024
The speaker is used with physical Yoto cards that slide into the speaker device and correspond to different audio, including audiobooks and songs.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Following the announcement of her white, beige and black aesthetic album, fans theorized that the album may correspond to the five stages of heartbreak.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The numbered tickets correspond with numbers placed inside plastic eggs for the annual egg hunts, the Maryland Lottery said in an April 2 news release.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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correspond
verb
cor·re·spond
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspänd
ˌkär-
1
: to be alike
2
: to be equivalent (as in meaning, position, purpose, or structure) : match
3
: to communicate by means of letters
correspondingly
adverb
-ˈspän-diŋ-lē
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