CORRESPOND


Meaning of CORRESPOND in English

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.

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