correspond

/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒnd/

/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/

to correspond

MAIN VERB

to match or be similar to something else

synonyms : agree

antonyms : disagree

be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

synonyms : equate

exchange messages

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

synonyms : represent

Examples

1. The book corresponded so exactly with Ulvskog's portrayals that either he knew the book back to front or he had been there himself.

2. Negotiations between the two countries are a zero-sum game - any gains made by one side will be matched by corresponding losses by the other side.

3. One corresponds to a whole note, two to a half note, four to a quarter note, and eight to an eighth note, and so on.

4. So generally, a multiplication in time corresponds to-- AUDIENCE: