coincide

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/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

verb 3

Collocations

(verb.) happen at the same time

ADV

exactly

The conference dates coincided exactly with my vacation, so I couldn't attend either event.

roughly

VERB + COINCIDE

be planned to, be timed to

PREP

with

The school holidays coincide with the summer weather, so families often travel together.

(verb.) be the same

ADV

closely | exactly

PREP

with

The school holiday coincided with my family's planned vacation to the beach.

Definitions

verb

To occupy exactly the same space.

The two squares coincide nicely.

To occur at the same time.

The conference will coincide with his vacation.

The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.

To correspond, concur, or agree.

Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — happen simultaneously

concur

verb — go with, fall together

co-occur
cooccur

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The two squares coincide nicely.

Wiktionary

The conference will coincide with his vacation.

Wiktionary

The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.

Wiktionary

It's clear that our arguments don't coincide at all.

Tatoeba · #23435

Publication of the article was timed to coincide with the professor's birthday.

Tatoeba · #43314

Publication of the book was timed to coincide with the author's birthday.

Tatoeba · #46669

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