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Definition of coincide verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. [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
    verb + coincide
    • be planned to
    • be timed to
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [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
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  3. [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.
  4. 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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