# coincide

Pronunciation: say "koh-in-SYD" US /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/, UK /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/

## Verb

1. To occur at the same time as another event.
   - Simple: To happen at the same time as something else.
   - _Market downturns often coincide with periods of political uncertainty._
   - _Her arrival coincided with the first snowfall of the year._
2. To correspond, concur, or agree with something else.
   - Simple: To match or agree with something, like ideas or opinions.
   - _Their conclusions coincide, despite using very different methods._
   - _The survey results coincided neatly with the team's earlier predictions._
3. To occupy exactly the same position in space.
   - Simple: To sit in exactly the same spot as something else.
   - _Two lines coincide when every point on one lies on the other._
   - _The map's grid coincided with the actual property boundaries._

## Origin

From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, made from con- ('together') plus incidere, itself from in- ('into, to') and cadere ('to fall, drop').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coincide (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).