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# correspond

«correspond» in Mova's school dictionary: **To match or be the same as something, or to fit together:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (correspond, corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To match or be the same as something, or to fit together: «The numbers correspond to the pictures.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#m1)

2) To be like or equal to something else in another system: «The British «year 6» roughly corresponds to the American «fifth grade».» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#m2)

3) To write letters or emails to someone over time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, sides and angles that correspond are in matching positions in two shapes; each number in a table corresponds to a value. In reading, answers must correspond to questions. In everyday and historical life, pen pals correspond. Phrases: «correspond to», «correspond with», «correspond closely».

### examples

- Each letter corresponds to a number in this code. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x1)
- Your answer does not correspond with what the question asked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x2)
- The dots on the map correspond to the schools in our town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x3)
- I correspond with a pen pal in New Zealand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x4)
- The two girls corresponded for many years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x5)
- In similar triangles, the angles that correspond are equal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x6)
- The tally marks should correspond to the numbers in the chart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x7)
- Now it is remarkable how accurately all this corresponds to the Dark Tower of “Childe Rowland,” allowing for a little idealisation on the part of the narrator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. «Correspond to» = match; «correspond with» = match or write letters to. Nouns: «correspondence» (letters; a match), «correspondent» (a news reporter in a place, or a letter writer). Adjective: «corresponding».

### In the corpora

- [And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.1066/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «correspond» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correspond/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.