CORRESPONDING


Meaning of CORRESPONDING in English

cor ‧ re ‧ spon ‧ ding AC /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ◂, ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ◂ $ ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

1 . caused by or connected with something you have already mentioned:

The war and the corresponding fall in trade have had a devastating effect on the country.

2 . having similar qualities or a similar size, position etc to something else SYN equivalent :

Sales are up 10% on the corresponding period last year.

—correspondingly adverb :

As his political power has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.