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coincide

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co·in·cide  (kn-sd)
intr.v. co·in·cid·ed, co·in·cid·ing, co·in·cides
1. To occupy the same relative position or the same area in space.
2. To happen at the same time or during the same period.
3. To correspond exactly; be identical.
4. To agree exactly, as in opinion; concur. See Synonyms at agree.

[Medieval Latin coincidere : Latin co-, co- + Latin incidere, to occur; see incident.]

coincide
Verb
[-ciding, -cided]
1. to happen at the same time
2. to agree or correspond exactly: what she had said coincided exactly with his own thinking
3. to occupy the same place in space [Latin co- together + incidere to occur]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.coincide - go with, fall together
coexist - exist together
overlap - coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
2.coincide - happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
3.coincide - be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - 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"

coincide
verb 1. occur simultaneously, coexist, synchronize, be concurrent
Translations
Spanish coincide [kəuɪnˈsaɪd] vicoincidir
French coincide [kəuɪnˈsaɪd] vicoïncider
German coincide [kəuɪnˈsaɪd] vi (events) → zusammenfallen;
(ideas, views) → übereinstimmen

Italian coincide [kəuɪnˈsaɪd] vicoincidere

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He had only to make the date at which the loan expired coincide with the date of his marriage, and there was his father-in-law's money at his disposal, or at his wife's disposal--which meant the same thing.
In the theatre especially, a single expression which doth not coincide with the taste of the audience, or with any individual critic of that audience, is sure to be hissed; and one scene which should be disapproved would hazard the whole piece.
I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own.
 
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