corresponding

UK: /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ/

US: /ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ, ˌkɑr-/

US: (kôr′ə spon′ding, kor′-)

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cor•re•spond•ing /ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ, ˌkɑr-/  adj. 

1. equivalent;
   matching;
   related:
   Enrollment is down compared to the corresponding semesters last year.
cor•re•spond•ing•ly, adv. 

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cor•re•spond•ing  (kôr′ə spon′ding, kor′-), adj. 

1. identical in all essentials or respects:
   corresponding fingerprints.
2. similar in position, purpose, form, etc.:
   corresponding officials in two states.
3. associated in a working or other relationship:
   a bolt and its corresponding nut.
4. dealing with correspondence:
   a corresponding secretary.
5. employing the mails as a means of association:
   a corresponding member of a club.

• correspond + -ing² 1570–80

cor′re•spond′ing•ly, adv. 

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corresponding / ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ/ adjective parallel; equivalent: the corresponding figures for last year
Also (archaic): corresponsive

ˌcorreˈspondingly adverb

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cor•re•spond /ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd, ˌkɑr-/   v. 

1. to be in agreement or conformity;
   match: [no object]
   His actions and his words don't always correspond.
   [~ + with/to + object]
   His actions don't correspond with his words.
2. [~ + to + object] to be similar:
   The U.S. Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.
3. to communicate by exchange of letters: [no object]
   corresponded for years before they finally met.
   [~ + with + object]
   My daughter corresponded with several classmates for years after graduation.

cor•re•spond•ing•ly, adv. See -spond-.

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cor•re•spond  (kôr′ə spond′, kor′-), v.i. 

1. to be in agreement or conformity (often fol. by with or to):
   His actions do not correspond with his words.
2. to be similar or analogous;
   be equivalent in function, position, amount, etc. (usually fol. by to):
   The U.S. Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.
3. to communicate by exchange of letters.

• Middle French) Medieval Latin corrēspondēre. See cor-, respond
• (
• 1520–30

cor′re•spond′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. harmonize, match, tally.
  Correspond, agree, accord imply comparing persons or things and finding that they harmonize.
  Correspond suggests having an obvious similarity, though not agreeing in every detail:
  Part of this report corresponds with the facts.
  Agree implies having or arriving at a condition in which no essential difference of opinion or detail is evident:
  All the reports agree.
  Accord emphasizes agreeing exactly, both in fact and in point of view:
  This report accords with the other.

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correspond / ˌkɒrɪˈspɒnd/ verb (intransitive)

1. usually followed by with or to: to conform, be in agreement, or be consistent or compatible (with); tally (with)
2. (usually followed by to) to be similar or analogous in character or function
3. (usually followed by with) to communicate by letter

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin corrēspondēre, from Latin respondēre to respond