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Webster 1913 Edition


Correspond

Corˊre-spond′

(k?rˊr?-sp?nd′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Corresponded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Corresponding
.]
[Pref.
cor-
+
respond
: cf. f.
correspondre
.]
1.
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
.
None of them [the forms of Sidney’s sonnets]
correspond
to the Shakespearean type.
J. A. Symonds.
2.
To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit; to answer; – followed by to.
Words being but empty sounds, any farther than they are signs of our ideas, we can not but assent to them as they
correspond
to those ideas we have, but no farther.
Locke.
3.
To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving letters; – followed by with.
Syn. – To agree; fit; answer; suit; write; address.

Webster 1828 Edition


Correspond

CORRESPOND

,
Verb.
I.
[L., to answer, to promise. See Sponsor.]
1.
To suit; to answer; to agree; to fit; to be congruous; to be adapted to. Levity of manners does not correspond with the dignity of the clerical character. The length of a room should correspond with the breadth. Actions should correspond with words.
2.
To be equal; to be adequate or proportioned. Let the means of prosecuting a war correspond with the magnitude of the contest.
3.
To communicate by letters sent and received; to hold intercourse with a person at a distance by sending and receiving letters. We delight to correspond with those we love and respect.

Definition 2024


correspond

correspond

English

Verb

correspond (third-person singular simple present corresponds, present participle corresponding, simple past and past participle corresponded)

  1. (intransitive, constructed with to) to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
  2. (intransitive, construed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
    I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.

Translations


French

Verb

correspond

  1. third-person singular present indicative of correspondre