Meanings
present singular third person corresponds · participle present corresponding · participle past corresponded · past corresponded
- intransitiveconstructed with toTo be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
Coordinate term: equate
1 more example
We must therefore fancy to ourselves a parallelogram, and within it a chlamys-shaped figure, described in such a manner that the length of the one figure may correspond to the length and size of the other, and likewise breadth to breadth.
1854, The Geography of Strabo, Henry G. Bohn, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 179 - obsoleteTo have sex with.
When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion.
1756, Thomas Amory, Life of John Buncle1 more example
He pleaded guilty to the charge, so far as acknowledging that he had corresponded with other women lately, in order to get the better of his affection for me, but the experiment had failed, and he found that he should be for ever miserable.
1751, Tobias Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, volume III
Synonyms & antonyms
verbbe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincom-“with”
- Middle Frenchcorrespondre
- Englishcorrespond
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَاثَلَ, راسَلَ
- مَاثَلَ (māṯala)to be equivalent or similar
- راسَلَ (rāsala)to exchange messages
Bulgarian отгова́рям, съотве́тствувам
- отгова́рям (otgovárjam)to be equivalent or similar
- съотве́тствувам (săotvétstvuvam)to be equivalent or similar
- съотве́тствам (săotvétstvam)to be equivalent or similar
- кореспонди́рам (korespondíram)to exchange messages
Catalan correspondre
- correspondreto be equivalent or similar
Chinese Mandarin 對應 /对应
- 對應 /对应 (duìyìng)to be equivalent or similar
Czech odpovídat
- odpovídatto be equivalent or similar
Danish korrespondere, svare
- korrespondereto be equivalent or similar
- svareto exchange messages
- korrespondereto exchange messages
Dutch corresponderen, corresponderen
- corresponderento be equivalent or similar
- corresponderento exchange messages
Esperanto respondi, korespondi
- respondito be equivalent or similar
- korespondito exchange messages
Finnish vastata, olla vastaava
- vastatato be equivalent or similar
- olla vastaavato be equivalent or similar
- olla kirjeenvaihdossato exchange messages
French correspondre (...à qqchose), correspondre (...avec qqun)
- correspondre (...à qqchose)to be equivalent or similar
- correspondre (...avec qqun)to exchange messages
German entsprechen, korrespondieren
- entsprechento be equivalent or similar
- korrespondierento be equivalent or similar
- korrespondierento exchange messages
Greek αντιστοιχώ, αλληλογραφώ
- αντιστοιχώ (antistoichó)to be equivalent or similar
- αλληλογραφώ (allilografó)to exchange messages
Hebrew הִתְכַּתֵּב
- הִתְכַּתֵּב (hitkattév)to exchange messages
Hungarian megfelel, levelezik
- megfelelto be equivalent or similar
- levelezikto exchange messages
Italian corrispondere, corrispondere
- corrispondereto be equivalent or similar
- corrispondereto exchange messages
Japanese 文通する
- 文通する (buntsū suru)to exchange messages
Korean 일치하다, 부합하다
- 일치하다 (ilchihada)to be equivalent or similar
- 부합하다 (buhaphada)to be equivalent or similar
Latin constō, congruō
- constōto be equivalent or similar
- congruōto be equivalent or similar
Māori tautuhituhi
- tautuhituhito exchange messages
Polish odpowiadać, korespondować
- odpowiadaćto be equivalent or similar
- korespondowaćto exchange messages
Portuguese corresponder, corresponder
- corresponderto be equivalent or similar
- corresponderto exchange messages
Russian соотве́тствовать, согласо́вываться
- соотве́тствовать (sootvétstvovatʹ)to be equivalent or similar
- согласо́вываться (soglasóvyvatʹsja)to be equivalent or similar
- соотноси́ться (sootnosítʹsja)to be equivalent or similar
- перепи́сываться (perepísyvatʹsja)to exchange messages
- корреспонди́ровать (korrespondírovatʹ)to exchange messages
Scottish Gaelic freagair do/ri/air
- freagair do/ri/airto be equivalent or similar
Slovak odpovedať
- odpovedaťto be equivalent or similar
Spanish corresponder, equivaler
- corresponderto be equivalent or similar
- equivalerto be equivalent or similar
- escribir conto exchange messages
- corresponderseto exchange messages
- cartearseto exchange messages
Swedish motsvara, stämma
- motsvarato be equivalent or similar
- stämmato be equivalent or similar
- korresponderato exchange messages
- brevväxlato exchange messages
Tagalog sumulat
- sumulatto be equivalent or similar
Thai สอดคล้อง, สัมพันธ์
- สอดคล้อง (sɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng)to be equivalent or similar
- สัมพันธ์ (sǎm-pan)to be equivalent or similar
Ukrainian відповіда́ти, листува́тися
- відповіда́ти (vidpovidáty)to be equivalent or similar
- листува́тися (lystuvátysja)to exchange messages
- перепи́суватися (perepýsuvatysja)to exchange messages
- кореспондува́ти (koresponduváty)to exchange messages
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with correspond
Cite this entry
correspond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correspond
“correspond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correspond. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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