coincide
verb/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coincide | /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ |
| he / she / it coincides | /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdz/ /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdz/ |
| past simple coincided | /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd/ /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle coincided | /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd/ /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form coinciding | /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪŋ/ /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of two or more events) to take place at the same time
- It's a pity our trips to New York don't coincide.
- coincide with something The strike was timed to coincide with the party conference.
- The singer's arrival was timed to coincide with the opening of the festival.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exactly
- precisely
- roughly
- …
- be planned to
- be timed to
- with
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- [intransitive] (formal) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be the same or very similar
- The interests of employers and employees do not always coincide.
- coincide with something Her story coincided exactly with her brother's.
Extra Examples- Our views on this issue coincide closely with yours.
- Our views on this issue coincide closely with those of the Countryside Council.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- perfectly
- …
- with
- [intransitive] (formal) (of objects or places) to meet; to share the same space
- At this point the two paths coincide briefly.
- coincide with something The present position of the house coincides with that of an earlier dwelling.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘occupy the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidere, from co- ‘together with’ + incidere ‘fall upon or into’.
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