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Webster 1913 Edition

Correspond

Corˊre-spond′

(k?rˊr?-sp?nd′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Corresponded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Corresponding
.]
[Pref.
cor-
+
respond
: cf. f.
correspondre
.]
1.
To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; – followed by with or to;
as, concurring figures
correspond
with each other throughout
.
None of them [the forms of Sidney’s sonnets]
correspond
to the Shakespearean type.
J. A. Symonds.
2.
To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit; to answer; – followed by to.
Words being but empty sounds, any farther than they are signs of our ideas, we can not but assent to them as they
correspond
to those ideas we have, but no farther.
Locke.
3.
To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving letters; – followed by with.
Syn. – To agree; fit; answer; suit; write; address.

Webster 1828 Edition

Correspond

CORRESPOND

,
Verb.
I.
[L., to answer, to promise. See Sponsor.]
1.
To suit; to answer; to agree; to fit; to be congruous; to be adapted to. Levity of manners does not correspond with the dignity of the clerical character. The length of a room should correspond with the breadth. Actions should correspond with words.
2.
To be equal; to be adequate or proportioned. Let the means of prosecuting a war correspond with the magnitude of the contest.
3.
To communicate by letters sent and received; to hold intercourse with a person at a distance by sending and receiving letters. We delight to correspond with those we love and respect.

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