correspond

From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑnd/
• Hyphenation: cor‧res‧pond
• Rhymes: -ɒnd

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correspond (third-person singular simple present corresponds, present participle corresponding, simple past and past participle corresponded)

1. (intransitive, constructed with to) to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
2. (intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

   I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.

correspond

1. third-person singular present indicative of correspondre