CORRESPOND


Meaning of CORRESPOND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspänd, ˌkär- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.