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- Dictionarycoincide/ˌkəʊɪnˈsʌɪd/
verb
- 1. occur at the same time: "publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition" Similar
- 2. correspond in nature; tally: "the interests of employers and employees do not always coincide" Similar Opposite
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to happen at or near the same time: coincide with I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's. If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted. C2. to be the same or similar: Our views coincide on a range of subjects. If our schedules coincide, we'll go to Spain together. Fewer examples.
The meaning of COINCIDE is to occupy the same place in space or time. How to use coincide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Coincide.
to happen at or near the same time: coincide with I timed my vacation to coincide with the children's. If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted. C2. to be the same or similar: Our views coincide on a range of subjects. If our schedules coincide, we'll go to Spain together. Fewer examples.
Coincide definition: to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position. See examples of COINCIDE used in a sentence.
When things happen at the same time, they are said to coincide. Often, this is because they're intentionally coordinated — "the bake sale coincided with Parent Day" — but not always. Coincide can also mean happen together in other ways.
1. to occur or exist simultaneously. 2. to be identical in nature, character, etc. 3. to agree. [C18: from Medieval Latin coincidere, from Latin co- together + incidere to occur, befall, from cadere to fall]
Definition of 'coincide' Word Frequency. coincide. (koʊɪnsaɪd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense coincides , present participle coinciding , past tense, past participle coincided. 1. verb. If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time. The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death. [VERB + with]
Definition of coincide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COINCIDE definition: 1. to happen at the same time as something else: 2. When people's opinions or ideas coincide, they…. Learn more.
Coincide definition: To occupy the same relative position or the same area in space.
