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Adjective corresponding has 4 senses
- corresponding - accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities"
Antonym: unrelated (indirect, via related)
- corresponding - similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of corresponding diagonal points"
Antonym: dissimilar (indirect, via similar)
- comparable, corresponding, like - conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
Antonym: different (indirect, via same)
- corresponding, proportionate, in proportion to - agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger"
Antonym: incommensurate (indirect, via commensurate)
Verb correspond has 4 senses
- match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
--1 is one way to equal, be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- equate, correspond - be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
--2 is one way to equal, be
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- correspond - exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- represent, stand for, correspond - take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
--4 is one way to equal, be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
=> Something is ----ing PP
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