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verb

correspond

CEFR B2

to match or be equivalent; to exchange letters

In a sentence

Six example sentences with correspond, each labelled with its topic.

  • The two scientists began to correspond in 1908, and their letters crossed the Atlantic every few weeks for decades.

    History

  • The rings in the core sample correspond exactly to the drought years recorded in the valley's rainfall logs.

    Science

  • The numbers printed above the staff correspond to finger positions, so a beginner can play the tune without reading notes.

    Music

  • Each pin on the connector corresponds to a wire in the diagram, and swapping two of them fried the board.

    Technology

  • The totals on the statement did not correspond to the receipts, and the gap turned out to be a doubled fee.

    Finance

  • The two novelists corresponded for thirty years, and their letters reveal drafts that never reached the printed books.

    Literature

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