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# corresponding

«corresponding» in Mova's school dictionary: **Matching or connected with something else: «Write each…** — 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

adjective (corresponding); present participle of correspond

### meaning for a pupil

1) Matching or connected with something else: «Write each word next to its corresponding picture.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#m1)

2) Happening at the same time or in the same way as something else: «the corresponding week last term». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#m2)

3) (maths) In the same position in two shapes or on two lines: «corresponding angles», «corresponding sides». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#m3)

4) (verb form) Writing letters or matching: «We have been corresponding by email.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: corresponding angles are equal when a line crosses two parallel lines; corresponding sides of similar shapes are in the same ratio. In science graphs, each time has a corresponding temperature. In everyday use: a price rise and a corresponding fall in sales. Phrases: «the corresponding …», «corresponding to», «a corresponding increase».

### examples

- Match each animal to its corresponding home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x1)
- Find the corresponding angle in the second triangle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x2)
- The corresponding sides of the two squares are 2 cm and 4 cm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x3)
- Sales rose, with a corresponding rise in profit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x4)
- Each question has a corresponding answer at the back of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x5)
- When the temperature fell, there was a corresponding drop in visitors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x6)
- Look at the corresponding page in your workbook. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x7)
- They produce corresponding obstacles which enable him to get away from the uncle of his bride. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/#x8)

### note

Adjective usually before the noun with «the»: «the corresponding number». Maths: corresponding angles on parallel lines are equal; corresponding sides of similar shapes grow by the same scale factor (if one side doubles, every corresponding side doubles). Adverb: «correspondingly».

### 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 «corresponding» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corresponding/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.