coincide

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See also: coïncide and coïncidé

English

Etymology

From French coïncider, from Medieval Latin coincidere, from con- + incidere, from in- (into, to) + cadere (to fall, fall down, drop).

Pronunciation

Verb

coincide (third-person singular simple present coincides, present participle coinciding, simple past and past participle coincided) (intransitive)

  1. To occupy exactly the same space.
    The two squares coincide nicely.
  2. To occur at the same time.
    The conference will coincide with his vacation.
  3. To correspond, concur, or agree.
    Our ideas coincide, except in certain areas.

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Galician

Verb

coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.inˈt͡ʃi.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Hyphenation: co‧in‧cì‧de

Verb

coincide

  1. third-person singular present indicative of coincidere

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

coincide

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of coincidō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: co‧in‧ci‧de

Verb

coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coïncider.

Verb

a coincide (third-person singular present coincide, past participle coincis) 3rd conj.

  1. to coincide

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /koinˈθide/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /koinˈside/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Syllabification: coin‧ci‧de

Verb

coincide

  1. inflection of coincidir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative