coincide
Formscoincides, coinciding, coincided
- 1To happen at the same time as something else.
Like two birthdays falling on the very same day.
Their vacations coincide every summer, so the families travel together.
The festival coincided with the harvest, drawing crowds from nearby towns.
Similarconcur
- 2To match or agree with something, like ideas or opinions.
Like two answers that turn out to be exactly the same.
Our opinions coincide on almost every important issue.
His account of the night coincided with what the witnesses said.
Similaragree, concur, correspond, match, tally
Oppositediffer, diverge, conflict, disagree
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- 3To sit in exactly the same spot as something else.
Like two stickers placed right on top of each other.
If you fold the paper correctly, the two dots coincide.
The edges coincided perfectly when she stacked the tiles.
Similaralign, overlap, match, correspond
Oppositediverge
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Origin
It comes from French and Latin words meaning to fall together, from parts meaning 'together' and 'to fall'.