correspond
When two things correspond, they match up or are equivalent to one another. You might come up with a code in which numbers correspond to letters of the alphabet. Correspond can also mean to send messages back and forth. You can use your code to correspond with your pen pal.
The word correspond can mean “communicating back and forth,” like using email to correspond with a far-away cousin. It can also mean “be alike,” as in having friends whose interests and personalities correspond to your own. Finally, it can be “be equal to,” as in getting a score on a standardized test that corresponds with those of students taking the same subjects as you but who live in other states or countries.
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
be compatible, similar, or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
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check, check outbe verified or confirmed; pass inspection
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accord, agree, comport, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonizebe harmonious or consistent with
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consistbe consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
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lookaccord in appearance with
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answermatch or correspond
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coincidebe the same
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alignbe or come into adjustment with
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correlatebear a reciprocal or mutual relation
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parallelbe parallel to
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duplicate, parallel, twinduplicate or match
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squarebe compatible with
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bear out, corroborate, support, underpinsupport with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
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resembleappear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
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conform to, fit, meetsatisfy a condition or restriction
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homologizebe homologous
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befit, beseem, suitaccord or comport with
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accord, agree, comport, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonizebe harmonious or consistent with
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patternform a pattern
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adhere, hewbe compatible or in accordance with
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rhyme, rimebe similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
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coordinatebe co-ordinated
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look likebear a physical resemblance to
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come to lifebe lifelike, as of a painting
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take afterbe similar to a relative
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approximate, come closebe close or similar
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fill the bill, fit the billbe what is needed or be good enough for what is required
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behoove, behovebe appropriate or necessary
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fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfymeet the requirements or expectations of
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imitateappear like, as in behavior or appearance
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echo, recallcall to mind
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blend, blend in, goblend or harmonize
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accommodate, fit, suitbe agreeable or acceptable to
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assonatecorrespond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance
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check, check out
exchange messages
“My Russian pen pal and I have been
corresponding for several years”-
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drop a line, writecommunicate (with) in writing
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drop a line, write