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| 1. | [ verb ] be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
| Synonyms: | match fit agree gibe jibe tally check | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | disagree equal resemble harmonize meet accede parallel coincide correlate corroborate befit conform_to align twin look rhyme square pattern consist overlap answer homologize harmonize check agreement match | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (mathematics) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | |
| Synonyms: | equate | |
| Related terms: | equal equality | |
| 3. | [ verb ] exchange messages | |
| Examples: | "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years" |
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| Related terms: | write correspondent write | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | |
| Synonyms: | represent stand_for | |
| Examples: | "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" |
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| Related terms: | equal symbolize representation | |
| Similar spelling: |
corresponding correspondent corespondent co-respondent |
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