coincide

Intermediatezipf 3.49

Pronunciation

/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/(koh-in-SIDE)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

同时发生；相符；巧合

Definition

To occur at the same time or place; to correspond or agree.

Word family

  • coincidence/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/(n)巧合
  • coincidental/kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl/(adj)巧合的
  • coincidentally/kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli/(adv)巧合地

Collocations

  • coincide with
  • events coincide
  • views coincide
  • happen to coincide

Examples

  1. 1.The festival coincided with a national holiday. (same time)
  2. 2.Our opinions on this matter happen to coincide. (agree)

Synonyms

  • overlap/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/— share part of the same time/space
  • correspond/ˌkɒrɪˈspɒnd/— match, agree
  • synchronize/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/— align timing deliberately

Etymology

co- (together) + incidere (to fall upon) — things falling into the same place/time