cor ‧ re ‧ spond AC /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd, ˌkɒrɪˈspɒnd $ ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd, ˌkɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: correspondre , from Medieval Latin , from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + respondere ( , ↑ respond ) ]
1 . if two things or ideas correspond, the parts or information in one relate to the parts or information in the other:
The two halves of the document did not correspond.
correspond with/to
The numbers correspond to points on the map.
2 . to be very similar to or the same as something else
correspond 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.
3 . to 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.