correspond
v.
match; be parallel; exchange letters with another person
correspondre
v.
correspond; be linked; connect
Correspond
(v. i.)
To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving letters; -- followed by with.
(v. i.)
To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each other throughout.
(v. i.)
To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit; to answer; -- followed by to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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correspond
Verb
1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
(synonym) match, fit, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
(hypernym) equal, be
(hyponym) consist
(verb-group) harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree
(derivation) agreement, correspondence
2. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
(synonym) equate
(hypernym) equal, be
3. exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
(hyponym) write, drop a line
(entail) write
(derivation) correspondent, letter writer
4. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
(synonym) represent, stand for
(hypernym) equal, be