correspond
Definitions
To match, agree with, or be equivalent to something.
相符，相当，对应。
To exchange letters or messages with someone regularly.
通信，函件往来。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcor- (together, a form of con-) + respond (answer back) = 'to answer together.' Two things that correspond answer to each other — they match or line up. Two people who correspond answer each other through letters. The same idea of mutual answering produces both senses: matching, and writing back and forth.
Root spond still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.correspond to对应于
- 2.correspond with与……相符／通信
- 3.correspond closely密切对应
- 4.correspond exactly完全吻合
Example Sentences
- 1.
The numbers on the map correspond to the table below.
- 2.
His account of events does not correspond with hers.
- 3.
The two scientists corresponded for over twenty years.
- 4.
Each color corresponds to a different department.
Easily Confused
correspond to vs correspond with — correspond to means 'matches / is equivalent to' (the symptoms correspond to the flu). correspond with can mean the same matching sense, but it is also the one used for exchanging letters (I corresponded with her for years). If people are writing to each other, use with, not to.