correspond

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[edit] Etymology

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

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

1. (intransitive, construed with to) to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
2. (intransitive, construed 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.

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[edit] Verb

correspond

1. Third-person singular present indicative of correspondre.