correspond

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- +‎ respond. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/, /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/ (New York City) IPA(key): /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑnd/ (New England) IPA(key): /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkoɹəˈspɒnd/ Hyphenation: cor‧res‧pond Rhymes: -ɒnd === Verb === correspond (third-person singular simple present corresponds, present participle corresponding, simple past and past participle corresponded) (intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc. Coordinate term: equate (intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time. (obsolete) To have sex with. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === correspond third-person singular present indicative of correspondre