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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Correspond \Cor`re*spond"\ (k?r`r?-sp?nd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Corresponded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corresponding.] [Pref. cor-
     + respond: cf. f. correspondre.]
     1. To be like something else in the dimensions and
        arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as,
        concurring figures correspond with each other throughout.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              None of them [the forms of Sidney's sonnets]
              correspond to the Shakespearean type. --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit;
        to answer; -- followed by to.
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              Words being but empty sounds, any farther than they
              are signs of our ideas, we can not but assent to
              them as they correspond to those ideas we have, but
              no farther.                           --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold
        intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving
        letters; -- followed by with.
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              After having been long in indirect communication
              with the exiled family, he [Atterbury] began to
              correspond directly with the Pretender. --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: To agree; fit; answer; suit; write; address.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Corresponding \Cor`re*spond"ing\, a.
     1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as,
        corresponding numbers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.
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     Corresponding member of a society, one residing at a
        distance, who has been invited to correspond with the
        society, and aid in carrying out its designs without
        taking part in its management.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Corresponding \Cor`re*spond"ing\, a.
     1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as,
        corresponding numbers.
  
     2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.
  
     Corresponding member of a society, one residing at a
        distance, who has been invited to correspond with the
        society, and aid in carrying out its designs without
        taking part in its management.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Correspond \Cor`re*spond"\ (k?r`r?-sp?nd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Corresponded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corresponding.] [Pref. cor-
     + respond: cf. f. correspondre.]
     1. To be like something else in the dimensions and
        arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as,
        concurring figures correspond with each other throughout.
  
              None of them [the forms of Sidney's sonnets]
              correspond to the Shakespearean type. --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
  
     2. To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit;
        to answer; -- followed by to.
  
              Words being but empty sounds, any farther than they
              are signs of our ideas, we can not but assent to
              them as they correspond to those ideas we have, but
              no farther.                           --Locke.
  
     3. To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold
        intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving
        letters; -- followed by with.
  
              After having been long in indirect communication
              with the exiled family, he [Atterbury] began to
              correspond directly with the Pretender. --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: To agree; fit; answer; suit; write; address.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  corresponding
       adj 1: accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding
              responsibilities"
       2: similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of
          corresponding diagonal points"
       3: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
          dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn:
           comparable, like]
       4: agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are
          large but the corresponding totals next year will be
          larger" [syn: proportionate, in proportion to]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αντίστοιχος, που αντιστοιχεί
     2 σχετικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     a.
     that have a similar relationship
     n.
     A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
     vb.
     (present participle of en correspond nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     a.
     that have a similar relationship
     n.
     A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
     vb.
     (present participle of en correspond nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     a.
     that have a similar relationship
     n.
     A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
     vb.
     (present participle of en correspond nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     a.
     that have a similar relationship
     n.
     A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
     vb.
     (present participle of en correspond nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c orrespond ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  corresponding
     Engelska a.
     1 motsvarande
     2 (avledning en correspond ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb correspond)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Corresponding /kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndɪŋ/
  المراسلة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  corresponding //ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ// //ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ// //ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ// 
  подходящ, съответен, съответстващ
  that have a similar relationship