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coincide

[ koh-in-sahyd ]

verb (used without object)

, co·in·cid·ed, co·in·cid·ing.
  1. to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position:

    The centers of concentric circles coincide. Our vacations coincided this year.

  2. to correspond exactly, as in nature, character, etc.:

    His vocation coincides with his avocation.

  3. to agree or concur, as in thought or opinion:

    Their opinions always coincide.

    Synonyms: square, jibe, tally, match, correspond, accord

    Antonyms: contradict, differ



coincide

/ ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd /

verb

  1. to occur or exist simultaneously
  2. to be identical in nature, character, etc
  3. to agree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • unco·in·cided adjective
  • unco·in·ciding adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coincide1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin coincidere, from Latin co- co- + incidere “to fall upon, befall” ( incident )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coincide1

C18: from Medieval Latin coincidere, from Latin co- together + incidere to occur, befall, from cadere to fall
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Example Sentences

This uptick coincided with a series of economic downturns in the United States.

Unfortunately, this only worked for a little while, as our launch coincided with the new era of mega food delivery platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates.

From Eater

Yes, the Dow fell in the last half-hour of trade, coinciding with the historic “insurrection” vote, but the real test comes in the Senate—whenever that may be.

From Fortune

That’s long been the case in Seattle, where Amazon’s growth from startup to the biggest corporate tenant of any major American city coincided with a boom that turned a relatively affordable housing market into one nation’s priciest.

From Fortune

In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and the Cartographers Guilds struck a Map of the Empire whose size was that of the Empire, and which coincided point for point with it.

These numbers coincide with balooning business for wildlife poaching, which is now a$300 billion industry.

To coincide with the launch of the DS in 2004, the company released Super Mario 64 DS, a remake of the beloved Super Mario 64.

The theme park is expected to open in 2015 to coincide with the World Expo in Milan.

One way to start: Time the release of the Senate report to coincide with the release of a CIA rebuttal.

In fact, although Saudi Arabia and Israel are technically enemies, their interests coincide very closely in Syria.

There was but one man in the camp who did not coincide in those glittering visions.

However, as our opinions coincide upon the passage in question, I am not disposed to pick a quarrel with him.

As causes precede effects, the causal order and the time order generally coincide.

Virtue conducts not to happiness, nor crime to retribution: conscience has one logic, fate another; and neither coincide.

But neither of these periods, can be truly said to coincide with the probable era of the chief's historical reminiscences.

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