corresponding — cor‧res‧pon‧ding [ˌkɒrˈspɒndɪŋ ǁ ˌkɔːrspɑːn , ˌkɑː ] adjective [only before a noun] 1. similar to the one you have just mentioned: • Profits for June showed an increase of 1.5% compared to the corresponding period last year. 2. resulting from… … Financial and business terms
Corresponding — Cor re*spond ing, a. 1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as, corresponding numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. Carrying on intercourse by letters. [1913 Webster] {Corresponding member of a society}, one residing at a distance, who has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corresponding — I adjective accordant, agreeing, akin, analogous, answerable, apposite, coequal, coextensive, cognate, coincidental, coinciding, collateral, commensurate, comparable, compatible, concerted, concomitant, concordant, conformable, congenial,… … Law dictionary
corresponding to — index comparative, tantamount Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
corresponding — (adj.) 1570s, pp. adj. from CORRESPOND (Cf. correspond). Not common until 19c., when it took on the adj. function of CORRESPONDENT (Cf. correspondent). Related: Correspondingly (1836) … Etymology dictionary
corresponding — adj correlative, complementary, complemental, *reciprocal, convertible Analogous words: similar, analogous, *like, parallel, comparable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
corresponding — [adj] equivalent, matching agnate, akin, alike, analogous, answering, comparable, complementary, consonant, correlative, correspondent, coterminus, identical, interrelated, kin, kindred, like, parallel, reciprocal, similar, synonymous,… … New thesaurus
corresponding — correspondingly, adv. /kawr euh spon ding, kor /, adj. 1. identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints. 2. similar in position, purpose, form, etc.: corresponding officials in two states. 3. associated in a working or other … Universalium
corresponding */*/ — UK [ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ] / US [ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) related to or connected with something Investment in the railways will bring a corresponding improvement in services. corresponding increase/decrease/decline/fall: Rising… … English dictionary
corresponding — cor•re•spond•ing [[t]ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dɪŋ, ˌkɒr [/t]] adj. 1) cvb identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints[/ex] 2) cvb similar in position, purpose, form, etc.: corresponding officials in two states[/ex] 3) cvb associated in … From formal English to slang
