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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kawr-uh-spond, kor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɔr əˈspɒnd, ˌkɒr-



Definition of corresponded

Origin :
  • 1520s, "to be in agreement, to be in harmony with," from Middle French correspondre (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin correspondere, from cor- (see com-) "together, with each other" + respondere "to answer" (see respond).
  • Originally in Medieval Latin of two things in mutual action, but by later Medieval Latin it could be used of one thing only. In English, sense of "to be similar" (to) is from 1640s; that of "to hold communication with" is from c.1600; specifically "to communicate by means of letters" from 1640s (in mid-18c. it also could mean "have sex"). Related: Corresponded; corresponding.
  • verb agree, complement
  • verb communicate in writing
Example sentences :
  • They corresponded to the modern labourer, but lacked his freedom.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • The lowest class of all were the servi, or serfs, who corresponded to the Saxon theows.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • And mine began early: for I ought not to have corresponded with him.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But Ella was not forgotten or neglected; they often corresponded.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
  • Her conduct since has corresponded with that of her husband.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • This was the subjective which corresponded to the objective 'All is flux.'
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • Then for months we corresponded about the face of the Heroine alone.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • How would you like it if I corresponded with another fellow?
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • This story, it will be observed, corresponded with that told by Brazzier himself.
  • Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The solicitors with whom she had corresponded have long since ceased to receive tidings of her.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

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